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The Argentine midfielder joined the Provence side last summer for a club record 18 million euros from Porto and it was not too long before his team mates benefited from his aggressiveness and impressive passing skills.
"I needed some time to adjust," said Lucho, who has 43 caps with Argentina, and scored Marseille's third goal in Wednesday's 3-1 home win against Stade Rennes.
"The preparation in Ligue 1 is much tougher than what I was used to in Portugal. For the first six months, I had to get used to a new league and new team mates."
"Diego Maradona did not tell me anything good or bad. I will hope until the end," said Lucho, who has no less than 10 tattoos, including one picuring Maradona on his left calf.
