▁for ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁Although ▁Ar ca ▁expressed ▁his ▁disappoint ment ▁of ▁not ▁being ▁included , ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁decision ▁being ▁made ▁and ▁would ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁commit ment ▁at ▁S under land . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁Ar ca ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁hope ▁he ▁would ▁receive ▁a ▁call - up ▁from ▁the ▁senior ▁team ; ▁using ▁then ▁Premier ▁League ▁players ▁Carlos ▁Te vez ▁and ▁J avier ▁Mas cher ano ▁as ▁example . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁His ▁father ▁is ▁Ra úl ▁Ar ca , ▁who ▁also ▁a ▁footballer ▁at ▁Racing ▁Club ’ s ▁Reserve ▁Team ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁an ▁appearance ▁and ▁retired ▁soon ▁after , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁younger ▁brother . ▁G row ing ▁up , ▁he ▁supported ▁River ▁Pl ate ▁but ▁only ▁did ▁so ▁because ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁However , ▁he ▁rarely ▁saw ▁the ▁team ▁play , ▁as ▁he ▁preferred ▁to ▁kick ▁a ▁ball ▁himself . ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁Italian ▁orig ins ▁through ▁his ▁grand father , ▁which ▁allowed ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁Italian ▁pass port ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁under ▁scr ut iny ▁when ▁Ar ca ▁used ▁a ▁fake ▁pass port ; ▁which ▁Italian ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁respond ed ▁with : ▁" Fin ally , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁Jul io ▁Ar ca ' s ▁pass port ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁imm igration ▁authorities ▁at ▁He ath row ▁Airport , ▁who ▁ass essed ▁and ▁verified ▁this ▁in ▁advance