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&lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gonzalo Rodriguez&lt;/strong&gt; is enjoying his stay at Fiorentina and is 100% focused on preparing for the impending 2016/17 season:&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&#34;I’m happy in Florence and I feel proud to wear the captain’s armband for this club,&#34; said Rodriguez in a press conference held in Moena. &#34;I’ll speak to my agent about my contract in a month – for now I just need to focus on training hard.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;Rodriguez was asked about some of the players Fiorentina have signed in recent days, including Kevin Diks and Ricardo Bagadur: &#34;It’s tough to gauge a player over just five days, so we need to show a bit of patience. Bagadur had a great season with Salernitana.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;The Viola captain also said that he would be happy to play in whatever defensive system coach Paulo Sousa opts for this year: &#34;I feel comfortable in both a three-man and four-man defence.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;Rodriguez was keen to bat away comparisons between himself and Daniel Passarella, the Argentine defender who scored 26 goals for Fiorentina: &#34;Comparing me with him is a step too far, but I will certainly do everything I can to help the team.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;Rodriguez was also asked about his compatriot Lionel Messi’s decision to retire from international football: &#34;What happened with Lionel is a shame. Maybe he made a hasty decision.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;Last but not least, Rodriguez was asked whether he’d like to return to former club San Lorenzo one day: &#34;I want to play here for many years to come. Perhaps after that I’ll go back to San Lorenzo.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Photo LaPresse)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://www.violachannel.tv&#34;&gt;www.violachannel.tv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Gonzalo Rodriguez is enjoying his stay at Fiorentina and is 100% focused on preparing for the impending 2016/17 season:

"I’m happy in Florence and I feel proud to wear the captain’s armband for this club," said Rodriguez in a press conference held in Moena. "I’ll speak to my agent about my contract in a month – for now I just need to focus on training hard."

Rodriguez was asked about some of the players Fiorentina have signed in recent days, including Kevin Diks and Ricardo Bagadur: "It’s tough to gauge a player over just five days, so we need to show a bit of patience. Bagadur had a great season with Salernitana."

The Viola captain also said that he would be happy to play in whatever defensive system coach Paulo Sousa opts for this year: "I feel comfortable in both a three-man and four-man defence."

Rodriguez was keen to bat away comparisons between himself and Daniel Passarella, the Argentine defender who scored 26 goals for Fiorentina: "Comparing me with him is a step too far, but I will certainly do everything I can to help the team."

Rodriguez was also asked about his compatriot Lionel Messi’s decision to retire from international football: "What happened with Lionel is a shame. Maybe he made a hasty decision."

Last but not least, Rodriguez was asked whether he’d like to return to former club San Lorenzo one day: "I want to play here for many years to come. Perhaps after that I’ll go back to San Lorenzo."

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