The president of Belgrano Luis Artime has sung the praises of Matias Retegui.

The Tigre striker, on-loan from Boca Juniors, has been called up by Italy for this week's Euro qualifiers.

Artime told TMW: "An extraordinary centre-forward.

"He was a 9, he's one of those who looks for space, who is hungry for goals. He looks like a (Gabriel) Batistuta to me, he's that type of player.

"Ambidextrous, has headers, looks for spaces, makes a game and is undoubtedly among Argentina's best nines."