Nego played alongside Griezmann for France when they won the U-19 European Championships in 2010, but since then the pair's career paths have diverged dramatically. It will be a pleasure to see them again," he smiled.
"It was in my mind that I would be able to see old teammates, Antoine (Griezmann), Wissam Ben Yedder who I grew up with in the same neighbourhood (in Garges-les-Gonesse in the Paris region). "Bravo my Loic! Lajos!" screamed the television commentator, using his name in Hungarian, after Nego turned in a loose ball in the goalmouth, his first international goal.īefore running on that night at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, one of 11 host cities at Euro 2020, Nego knew that France were waiting for the winners in Group F. In the play-off final against Iceland last November, his 88th-minute equaliser four minutes after coming on as a substitute hauled the Magyars back from the brink of defeat. Nego swiftly rewarded Rossi for his faith with a memorable intervention that paved Hungary's path to the delayed Euro 2020 tournament that began Friday. "(Rossi) gave me this chance and I am very grateful for it," said the softly-spoken Nego who plays for MOL Fehervar (formerly known as Videoton), southwest of Budapest. He made his major tournament debut as a 65th-minute substitute in the 3-0 loss to Portugal on Tuesday.Īt Hungary's pre-tournament alpine training camp near Salzburg in neighbouring Austria, the player looked at ease with his teammates.Īcquiring Hungarian citizenship via naturalisation in 2019, he was called up last year by Hungary's Italian coach Marco Rossi, just in time for a push for Euro 2020 qualification. “Silly penalty to give away, had to keep our heads, keep playing but we just couldn’t find that killing touch at the end to get the win.But now Nego's heart beats for Hungary, his adopted country that offered him a place in its national team seven years after he arrived in the country in 2013 aged 22. "You can say it’s poor because we drew the game but we dominated. “They were really tight, compact, worked hard when you play against low-blocks it’s hard for our attacking players to create stuff but still think we done enough to win the game. “Hungary were much better than they were when we played them away. You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here. You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning. Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.Īnd that's it, job done. Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!įrom the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.
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