Rafael Monti Azpiazu (born 8 December 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

Acassuso Acassuso is a locality in the San Isidro "partido" of Buenos Aires Province. It is about 16 kilometres north of the city of Buenos Aires, between Olivos and San Isidro. It borders on the River Plate where an approximately 10 hectare municipal ...

Career

Monti's career began with

, initially in their youth system. He made his bow at first-team level on 24 April 2019 under manager Alejandro Friederich, who selected him off the substitutes bench during a Copa Argentina defeat to Colón of the

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; replacing Esteban Pipino at the

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Personal life

Lorenzo Monti Lorenzo Monti Azpiazu (born 2 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Acassuso. Career Monti started his professional career with Acassuso. Rodolfo Della Picca promoted the midfielder into their senior ...

is Rafael's brother, he is also a professional footballer who started his career in the ranks of Acassuso.

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* 1999 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Acassuso footballers {{Argentina-footy-forward-1990s-stub