Agustín Alberto Martegani (born 20 May 2000) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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Career

Martegani joined

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in 2017 having played as a younger player with his local Club Atlético Argentino de Rojas. He made his debut for San Lorenzo in the

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against

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on 22 May 2019. On 11 October 2021 Martegani scored his first league goal with a left footed strike in a 2–1 victory over

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. Martegani had played 18 matches and scored 3 goals during the 2022 season when he was left out by manager

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for a match against Tigre in June 2022 following a transfer offer thought to be in the region of $4million from

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. San Lorenzo also reported an offer of €4million came in from

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for his services which was rejected as insufficient. However, after no transfer was agreed Insua said he welcomed Martegani back into his squad for the remainder of 2022. On 25 August 2023, Martegani joined Italian club

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on loan with an option to buy.

Style of play

A left-footed

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, Martegani has been praised for his dribbling, through balls and ability to shoot from range.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martegani, Agustin 2000 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Serie A players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers US Salernitana 1919 players Boca Juniors footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Argentine sportsmen