02/22/2021 11:35 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 02/22/2021 11:35 AM
Cristian Romero (22 years old) comes from breaking it in the game this Sunday between Atalanta and Napoli, where Bergamo's team won 4-2 and the Argentine scored a header.
The good present of the Cordovan is nothing new, but his conditions had another nod:
the prestigious
CIES
included him
in a
list of the best Under 23 players
who could soon make their debut in the Senior National Team.
The
International Center for Sports Studies
(CIES), from its Football Observatory published this Monday morning a report with the former Belgrano de Córdoba on a
select list
of 14 footballers under 23 who could take the next step and put on the jersey from their country to
represent their
National
Team
"considering the level of experience they have accumulated during the last year."
The Romero thing is not new.
At the end of the year, UEFA included him in the
2020 "Revelation Team"
, where the requirements were simply to be under 24 years old and to have debuted in the Champions League that same season.
His coach at Atalanta (where he is on loan) is happy.
"It is no coincidence that Juventus bought him. He is a young defender, with room for improvement. He has quality," says Gian Piero Gasperini.
And Scaloni smiles.
Cristian Romero celebrates his goal against Milan for Serie A. Photo: AFP.
Cristian Gabriel Romero was born on April 27, 1998 in Córdoba.
He started in the world of soccer in his native province and made his professional debut in 2016 with the
Club Atlético Belgrano
shirt
.
Del
Cordovan
Pirate
went on to defend the colors of
Genoa
of Italy
in 2018
, his first club in the Old Continent.
After his good performances,
Juventus
set their eyes on the 1.86-meter athlete and bought his pass for
26 million euros
in July 2019, and then gave it back to the club in the port city.
In mid-2020, the Cordoba arrived at
Atalanta
, also on loan, and began to steal all eyes with his excellent performance.
He plays in the middle of a line of three and even stole the place from his compatriot José Luis Palomino.
The defense is usually completed by Dijmsiti and Tolói.
Accompanied by these, the Cordovan becomes strong in the air game and prevails with his physical ability to anticipate.
And he even comes out playing when the situation requires it.
Cristian Romero, a "cacique" in the defense of Atalanta.
Photo: AP.
In this way
Cuti
Romero, who still did not play minutes with
the
Vecchia Signora
, broke against Milan Zlatan Ibrahimovic last January and now did the same against another big, Gennaro Gattuso Nápoli.
Atalanta won in both games and the Cordovan scored a goal in each game.
A dreamed start to the year for the Argentine and also for the La Lombardía team, which seems not to miss Alejandro "Papu" Gómez.
Regarding the CIES list, where Romero is the only Argentine present, it is completed by the following athletes: Jules Koundé (Seville) Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen) and Boubacar Kamara (Olympique de Marseille) from France.
James Justin (Leicester City), Dwight McNeil (Burnley) and Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United) for England.
Arnaud Bodart (Standard Lieja) from Belgium, Roger Ibáñez from Brazil (or possibly Uruguay), Pedro “Pote” Gonçalves (Sporting CP) from Portugal, Marc Cucurella (Getafe) from Spain, Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) for Italy, Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) for Germany and Érick Sánchez (Pachuca) for Mexico.