In difficulty with OM, Leonardo Balerdi nevertheless participated in Argentina's two matches during this international break. In The TeamJuan Simon assessed his presence, noting that he had made an error against Paraguay (1-2), last Friday: “Against Paraguay, he came on for the second period and, straight away, he caused a foul. The Paraguayan goal followed from there. » The former Monaco and Strasbourg player nevertheless remains confident about his future: “He played an average match, like the team. Against Peru (1-0) on Tuesday, Argentina was never really attacked, its performance as a starter is difficult to judge. For me, he meets all the necessary conditions to be one of the center backs of the future in the selection. We have the best center in the world with “Cuti” Romero, and Lisandro (Martinez) is a very good player. But when Lionel Scaloni starts to change a little, to give space to young people, Balerdi will have a lot of possibilities. He goes fast, technically he is strong, he has a good recovery. He will eventually prevail”he continued.
Leonardo Balerdi currently has 5 caps with Argentina. The native of Villa Mercedes is expected to turn the corner by his detractors. He will have to show more regularity in the coming weeks.
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