The Atletico Mineiro hitman has bounced back from early rejection to become one of South America's best strikers, and his intelligence has given him the edge over Pipita
It is safe to say that Lucas Pratto and Gonzalo Higuain have taken rather different routes in their respective careers. Indeed, it would have taken a brave man to bet that one day the Atletico Mineiro forward would be pushing Juventus' 90 million euro man out of the Argentina lineup.
If Pratto has learned anything during a career that has winded its way across the length and breadth of world football, however, it is that hard work pays off.