It didn't take long for the talented youngster
Lucas Román
, better known as
Pocho
, to turn heads in training for Barcelona in Spain.
Barely
12 days
after his arrival on the
Old Continent
were enough for the jewel that emerged from Ferro Carril Oeste to capture the gaze of coach
Xavi Hernández
.
Product of some needs in the first team, the 18-year-old footballer was summoned this Monday to participate in the practice of the culé team, where he rubbed shoulders with the stars of the squad.
Xavi summoned the Argentine to participate in the training session along with
Robert Lewandowski
,
Sergio Busquets
,
Jordi Alba,
among other renowned players.
Despite having arrived to reinforce Barcelona B, after the Catalan club disbursed
1.2 million euros
to keep Román's services until June 2026, DT is analyzing options to replace Frenchman Ousmane Dembelé, who will be around five weeks off the field of play as a result of a left quadriceps injury.
Lucas Román had his first training session with the Barcelona first team.
Photo: Barcelona
Images of the Argentine appeared on social networks, adding his first minutes in training for the team that has other young stars such as Ansu Fati, Gavi and Pedri, who converted the goal that allowed Barca to remain leader of the League over the weekend. Spain.
Román's ability to play football shocked the members of the club so much
and the hateful comparison with Lionel Messi is not long in coming.
"They told me in Barcelona that they saw things from 16-year-old Román del Messi,"
the president of Ferro,
Daniel Pandolfi
, was encouraged to tell a little over a week ago, in an interview with TNT Sports.
The videos of the soccer player that were recorded when he played in the First Division of the team based in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito show some similar characteristics with the Argentine star, recently world champion, Messi.
By dint of his outstanding talent for playing soccer, at just 16 years old, two years ago the left-handed man had signed his first contract as a professional soccer player at
Verdolaga
.
Former Ferro, Lucas Pocho Román has already been called up by Barcelona B. Photo: Instagram.
Pocho
has the ability to play as a right-handed winger, midfielder or even as a nine.
These characteristics, in addition to having attracted the eyes of the Spanish team, led him to be part of the Argentine youth teams on several occasions.
He has dressed the albiceleste with the Sub13, the Sub15, the Sub17, under the orders of Pablo Aimar, and the Sub20 when directed by Fernando Batista, but also with the current coach, Javier Mascherano.
Already with an outstanding path covered, despite the fact that his career as a professional is only three years old, Román was summoned by the former player and current coach of Barcelona Atletic, Rafa Marquez, for the match that the team played this Saturday against the Real Sociedad B, which ended with a 1-1 draw.
Despite this, he did not add minutes.
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