Nico Paz and a dream debut in the Argentine National Team: assistance and praise from Messi

The young midfielder from Serie A’s Como had his debut in the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/an-important-agreement-reached-for-lionel-messi/" title="an important agreement reached for Lionel Messi“>Albiceleste: Scaloni put him on in the last minutes of the 6-0 win against La Verde and he did not waste his opportunity.

The Argentine National Team He had a party at the Monumental with show the Lionel Messi and, also, with the debut of another europibe: Nico Paz had its debut in the Albiceleste, in the 6-0 win over Bolivia, on date 10 of the Qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup. The Como footballer from Serie A had a very good income and had the luxury of assisting Leo to score his hat-trick.

At 27 minutes into the second half, with the Albiceleste up 4-0, Lionel Scaloni decided to send the young Spanish midfielder -son of former footballer Pablo Paz-who currently shines in the Italian team after taking his first steps in Real Madrid (he was part of the squad champion of the last Champions League).

He was summoned after the losses of Paulo Dybala and Nicolás Gonzálezwho missed this double date due to physical problems. He occupied the bench against Venezuela and his opportunity came against the Green. Beyond the favorable context, He showed his quality, he was seen connected with his teammates and with the coach’s idea. So much so that it was part of the sixth goal: He subtly returned a wall to Messi so that he could score the third of his personal account.l.

Messi praised him after the game: “Despite his age He is a player who has an impressive head and I hope that we can help him grow from our side.. Today he debuted, he had minutes, he played, he enjoyed. “I think he’s going to feel comfortable in this team because we have the ball a lot, and he grew up with that and has a lot of quality.”

For his part, Scaloni also referred to its premiere. “I played with the father and he will be happy with his son’s debut. And here he comes to contribute his part because he plays well. He plays the ball very well, he teams up and he has a goal. He is a good player and a great boy. “It’s going to contribute to us, but little by little.”he said at a press conference after the win. On Monday, in the pre-match conference, he had explained the reasons for his call-up and highlighted his present: “He came because he is having a very good present. I spoke with his coach (Cesc Fábregas) about taking him little by little and it seems right to me because He is a boy who has made an incredible leap but we needed him to train with us and given the losses he had to go to the bench. hoy is with us, he was the only one with whom we had planned something. We will bring the others based on what we believe.”

What Argentina needs to “shield” Nico Paz

The footballer played his first official match with the Albiceleste, and it will need two more to be “armored”. These can be friendlies or different tournaments, as long as they are on FIFA date. Furthermore, if Spain – his country of origin – wishes to call him up, he will have to wait three years, since two teams cannot be represented in a period shorter than that period.

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