BUENOS AIRES – Lionel Messi lead the national team (National Team) Argentina won the 2021 Copa America. This success cannot be separated from the struggle of Messi and his teammates in the Argentine national team.
As is known, Messi really seems to bring out all his best potential while defending Argentina in this event. Not only the title, Messi also listed his name as the best player, top scorer, and contributor to the most assists.
Messi’s role in the Argentine right sector is getting more and more frightening because of his colleagues who make his job easier. Yes, who else if not the new signing of Atletico Madrid, Rodrigo Javier de Paul.
The role of de Paul, who is always behind Messi in every 2021 Copa America match, seems to provide comfort for La Pulga to be creative. His strength in attack and defense makes it no exaggeration to call him “the protector of Messi in the Argentine midfield”.
De Paul is a dominant player who plays in central midfield. However, with the national team he is often trusted by coach Lionel Scaloni as an attacking midfielder and sometimes on the left wing.
The 27-year-old player was born in an urban settlement called Sarandi, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was born to a mother named Monica De Paul and has two siblings, namely Damian De Paul and Guido De Paul. He already has a girlfriend named Camilia Homs and has a daughter named Francesca De Paul.
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He started his career in the world of football when he was 8 years old at the Racing Club academy for 10 years (2002–2012). After that, in 2013 he was promoted to senior level and gave a good performance there.
El Pollo – Rodrigo De Paul’s nickname – made 70 appearances for the Racing Club senior team, scoring 7 goals and providing 7 assists. His scintillating performances made Spain’s top team, Valencia sign him in 2014.
With Valencia, he was only trusted for 2 seasons and only appeared 44 times. During that time, he was able to contribute 2 goals and 4 assists.
