Leo Messi admires Cristian Romero and puts him above famous center backs like Eder Militao, Ronald Araujo or Virgil Van Dijk. The Tottenham player completes a good start to the season.
Argentina beat Ecuador 1-0 in the first match of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The great goal from a free kick of the current Inter Miami footballer decided a match where the albiceleste did not show a high level of play, but where they had the upper hand. in places. The attacker scored and The main person responsible for leaving his clean cloth is ‘Cuti’.
“I think he is the best defender in the world right now.. He played very well and, in my opinion, he was the man of the match,” explained Messi in the statements after the match played at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. “Having him behind me was the best thing that could have happened to me. He always forces me to advance, because he always wants to go one on one against his opponent.. I’m used to not looking back and that’s good for an attacking player,” added the Argentine star, who is used to sharing training sessions and games with him.
Cristian Romero is a fundamental piece of Lionel Scaloni’s team. Since the arrival of the coach of the national team, his confidence in the center-back has always been the highest. With him behind, Argentina has won three titles, the last Copa América, the Finalissima against Italy in a duel that pits the South American champion against the winner of Europe, and the 2022 World Cup. The former Atalanta defender is able to defend with several meters behind him because he is fast and knows when to anticipate the attacking opponents. In addition, he has the strength needed to defend his goal if the opponent locks him in place. To all this we must add a competitive character reminiscent of Sergio Ramos.
A brilliant Tottenham
The English team started the season very well, added 10 of the 12 points he contested. They are only ahead of Pep Guardiola and Manchester City’s Haaland in the standings. After the previous campaign with many details to improve, ‘Cuti’ gives very high performance as he already did in Serie A when he was appointed best defense of the championship Italian.
