Nicolas Russo with Boca Jrs youth team

Scotty · Aug 18, 2011

From the MLS website:

For now though, Russo is desperate to get a call-up to the US Under-17 national team.

“It would mean everything to me because it’s my country and I’d love to represent my country,” said Russo. “It’s really my dream to be on the national team.”

When Russo was called up in 2009 for a US training camp in preparation for the U-17 World Cup, the youngster had what could legitimately be described as a nightmare.

“He got a bad deal,” said Russo’s father. “He got called up when it was winter here [in Argentina], it was [below freezing]. When he got to the US, he trained the next day and it was 100 degrees there. The weather killed him, he had a fever and was in the doctor’s office more than training.”

More bad luck struck a few months later when Russo could not make the following meet-up due to a broken foot.
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http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/18/postcard-mexico-russo-gets-dream-chance-boca

leppercut · Aug 18, 2011

Interesting

StevenTacle · Aug 18, 2011

I'm glad he wants to play for the U.S, but I think, like his father said, The weather will kill him.

Peretz48 · Aug 18, 2011

He's a late year '94 (11/8/94), so he just misses being eligible for the 2015 U20 team, and would be extremely young for the 2013 U20 team, and that's assuming that he develops well.

Soccer888 · Aug 19, 2011

cool.

LiverAndPineapple · Jan 23, 2012

An update on Nicolas: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/18/gringo-report-russo-leaves-boca-juniors-orlando