April 4, 2006 - San Siro to echo to a Latin American beat
The Bosman ruling ended the foreign “quota” limit on the number EU players allowed to play in European teams. There are few teams who have exploited this more than Inter Milan and Villareal who meet each other in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final.
The two sides – who meet at the San Siro – have a combined total of 25 Latin American players, the vast majority of whom have EU passports. Villareal also have a Chilean coach, Mauricio Pellegrini.
Even more staggering is the fact that 13 of the 25 are Argentines. Pellegrini himself won championships with Argentina’s River and San Lorenzo before he joined Villareal.
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