Welcome to the Scuff Podcast where we talk about US soccer. Bell's here quickly introducing the episode. This is Luca de la Torre's second appearance on the

podcast and I gotta say when it comes to national team members

talking actual soccer, there's nobody more willing

in the player pool.

He's come off a personally successful season in Lalega, having started a lot of games, helped his side stay out a relegation, and eaten a lot of good seafood.

Plenty to talk about there.

Thanks to Sanjay for his hustle.

If you don't know Mr. Sujata Kumar he's written for Yanks

are coming and backheeled. He's done a few interviews for scuffed including one-on-ones

with Chris Richards and Naomi Germa. This week Sanjay is in Las Vegas and he tracked Luca down for a sit down ahead of Thursdays

Nations League semifinals with Mexico.

Thanks also to the patrons on the discord who helped us get ready for the interview much

appreciated join them link is in the show notes enjoy the conversation

sange here and I'm joined by US men's national team in south of ego midfielder

luka de la torre lucca thanks for coming on the pot again national team in South of ego midfielder Luca de Atore.

Luca, thanks for coming on the pot again.

Thanks for having me.

So let's get right to soccer.

How comfortable are you in a double pivot?

What do you like about it and what do you find challenging?

Yeah, I played in a double pivot the first two years of my professional career in Holland with

Heracles. So it's pretty natural to me. I think, yeah, when I was playing it was more because we didn't have so many technical players on the team so it was on me to kind of find a way to

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