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  "id": 11252948,
  "title": "Real Madrid loanee Mastantuono admits World Cup absence hurt, feeling ‘very good’ in Italy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/real-madrid-loanee-mastantuono-admits-world-cup-absence-hurt-feeling",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T18:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-loanee-mastantuono-admits-182000191.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Madrid loanee Franco Mastantuono acknowledges the impact of being left out of Argentina's World Cup squad, admitting to feeling \"very good\" in Italy. The teenager shared his disappointment at missing the tournament, but is now focusing on his progress at Fiorentina. Following his impressive performance in Argentina's 4-0 win over Bolivia, Mastantuono expressed gratitude towards manager Lionel Scaloni for granting him more freedom on the field. Since joining Fiorentina, the 19-year-old has played five Serie A matches, scoring three goals during that time.",
  "summary": "Real Madrid loanee Franco Mastantuono is starting to showcase his true potential at Fiorentina following a slow start.Back in the Argentina national team in the current squad, the teenage attacker imp...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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