2023-11-30 05:49:06
Nineteen years, 2 months and 21 days old. Thirty-three minutes on the court. That is the time the Argentine youth needed Nicolas Paz to convert your first goal in the Champions League with the t-shirt Real Madrid of Spain, which although It was not a record either in the history of the White House or for an Argentine soccer player.allowed him to become the ‘cover boy’ in the main newspapers of the European country.
The Argentine Nicolás Paz on the covers of the main sports newspapers in Spain for his great goal with Real Madrid.
Paz had made his debut in the top continental competition last date, playing just 13 minutes against Braga, and now he played 20 more minutes. In total, 33′ were enough for him to score his first goal. However, it is not a record. Giovanni Simeone, who also screamed on the night in Madrid but with the Napoli jersey of Italy, scored for the first time in the competition just three minutes after his debut against Liverpool last season.
They were 83 minutes into the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, where although the tie did not change anything in the panorama of the ‘Merengue’ heading to the round of 16, it did deprive them of continuing with the full victories they had in group C that they share, in addition of the Neapolitans, with Sporting Braga from Portugal and Union Berlin, the last rival they will have in Germany in two weeks.
Rudiger played the ball to him in three quarters of the court, who a few seconds before had analyzed the entire panorama with two turns of his head looking around. He needed seven touches, between control and finishing, to hit his left foot against the left post, making it hit just in front of goalkeeper Alex Meret and sealing the 3-2 that crystallized the comeback.
“I’m very happy, this is a dream. At times I didn’t even believe it. Happy to be able to help the team”said the Tenerife-born man with a nervous tone, in statements to the official television broadcast of the meeting.
“(Carlo) Ancelotti congratulated me, the entire squad congratulated me. It is an incredible group and I thank them all. We have one of the best academies in the world in Real Madrid, if not the best, and it is a message for the youth players, that everything it’s possible”he indicated.
Social networks immediately went viral with the movement of Nico Paz, who in his path put in a beautiful feint without touching the ball and left the Swede Jens Cáculo painted, and the question/comparison was inevitable: Is Nico Paz the future of the Argentine National Team along with Alejandro Garnacho?
He is united by his life story with ‘Bichito’ – who a while before had also debuted his scoring record in the Champions League for Manchester United – since they were both born in Spain and chose Argentine nationality to try to represent the Albiceleste National Team.
But there is still a substantial difference between both protagonists and that is their eligibility condition. Garnacho already debuted with the senior team and was ‘armored’ for another team under current FIFA regulations.
Nico Paz, beyond his public statements, still has this matter pending. Be careful: the son of Pablo Paz, a World Cup winner with the Argentine National Team in France 1998, already knows what it’s like to wear the world champion’s shirt.
The Argentine Nicolás Paz on the covers of the main sports newspapers in Spain for his great goal with Real Madrid.
He wore the albiceleste for the first time in Javier Mascherano’s Sub 20 for the Maurice Revello 2022 Tournament and his good performances earned him a call-up to the South American 2023 and the World Cup of the category, but in the latter he could not participate because he was not loaned by the Madrid.
He was also part of the group of ‘Europibes’ – followed by the National Team’s scouting group in Europe – called for the double qualifying date in March 2022 against Ecuador and Venezuela. At that time he trained at the AFA facility, but did not add official minutes. Therefore, beyond his words, still has the possibility of representing Spain.
Meanwhile, this kid who is rocking Real Madrid Castilla – the White House subsidiary – and who already has four games in the main team, steals the covers of the main newspapers in Spain and dreams of settling in one of the best clubs in the world.
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