Ansaldi renews with Torino until the end of the season

Argentina's Cristian Ansaldi extended his contract with Torino on Friday, club that occupies the fourteenth position in the Italian Serie A, until the end of this season, the Turin club reported in an official statement.

Ansaldi, born in Rosario in 1986 and raised in Newell's Old Boys, He had his contract in force until June 30, but he extended it by two months to finish the league season, which is scheduled to close on August 2.

The Argentine, former player of Atlético Madrid or Inter Milan, among others, disputed 16 parties in this campaign and marked four goals, before being several weeks off from January to February due to a calf injury.

Physical discomfort also took him away from the team after the resumption of Italian “postcoronavirus” soccer in Torino-Parma on June 20, although Ansaldi was on the bench three days later in the last engagement, against Udinese.

Along with Torino's left winger, coach Moreno Longo, winger Lorenzo De Silvestri and Kosovo goalkeeper Samir Ujkani also renewed.