Lucas Ezequiel Viatri (; born 29 March 1987) is an Argentine former

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who played as a striker. He was capped three times for

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Career

Viatri started his playing career with loan spells with Emelec of

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and

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. He returned to

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in 2008. On 17 May 2008, Viatri made his debut with Boca in a game 2–1 victory over Racing Club. In August 2008 he was part of the squad that won the

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. Subsequently, during the Apertura 2008 he was a regular on the first team and helped them get the championship title by scoring 8 goals, one of them at the ''

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''. On 2 July 2014, Viatri transferred to

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side

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. On July 15, 2014, Viatri made his debut with

in a China FA Cup game against

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, he scored twice and made an assist to help the super league side won 3–0. Six days later, Viatri scored twice again to let Shenhua won 3–2 against

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in a

game. On 11 August 2017 Lucas was acquired by Peñarol.

International career

International appearances and goals

Criminal charge

In 2008, before his

debut, Viatri was detained for 30 days, accused of committing an armed robbery to a hairdressing salon. Viatri was processed and subject to an oral proceeding. In the proceeding, the footballer agreed to a

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, and therefore was never sentenced guilty for the crime. In 2009, the court that dealt with his case sentenced that he could not move outside Argentina before his probation finished, therefore thwarting his possibilities of transferring outside the country.

Honours

;Boca Juniors * Primera División: 2008 Apertura, 2011 Apertura *

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: 2011–12 *

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;Peñarol *

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References

External links

* at Fútbol XXI *
Viatri, Lucas Ezequiel
at Historia de Boca.com * 1987 births Living people Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Chinese Super League players Uruguayan Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Jaguares F.C. footballers Peñarol players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Club Atlético Colón footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in China Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub