Real Madrid Loanee Mastantuono Opens Up on Life at the Club

Real Madrid player, currently on loan at Fiorentina, Franco Mastantuono, who had a bad start in Serie A but who seems to be gradually adapting more and more to Italian football, had an interview on DAZN My Skills (h/t Marca) in which he spoke about how he was treated when he arrived at the merengue club in the summer of 2025, coming from River Plate. He assured that they treated him "incredibly" and that his former teammates behaved "impressively" with him.

"At Real Madrid, they have treated me incredibly; I mean, the people at the club, my teammates, are impressive. I love Bellingham; he is the player I like most at Madrid. Although there are Vinicius, Mbappe, Valverde, and Brahim, who are very good. Now Diomande, Espi. They have a great team," said the Argentine, who will be with the 'Viola' team until the end of the season.

Mastantuono arrived in Florence as a star, since after his time at River Plate and Real Madrid, the Italian club's fans saw in him the great figure they needed in midfield. After several matchdays of adaptation to Serie A, the Argentine seems to have taken on the confidence he needed to begin being one of the most important pieces in the club's playmaking.

He also spoke about his Argentina national team teammates, as well as what it meant for him to share a locker room with Lionel Messi, who played his last match wearing the Albiceleste shirt on Oct. 7. "It was incredible to be in a role (referring to the call-up) or in something in football with Messi; it is the maximum for me. It is the maximum that can happen to a player, because Messi broke all the records," he added.

Mastantuono mentioned that he had the possibility of speaking with Gabriel Batistuta, former footballer and Fiorentina legend, about his achievements when he represented the Lily Flower club. About Serie A, he mentioned that it is a league similar to the Argentine one "at the level of physical clash," so he likes it a lot. "It is very different from the Spanish one. All the teams have a lot of technique, and that makes it a league with more possession, not so much 'dribbling,' but it is beautiful too," he concluded.

The club has not had a good start and is currently in sixteenth place; however, based on recent results, we can understand that it is a matter of time before the players connect and can start playing better and, therefore, start having good results to keep climbing positions in Italy.