Papu Gómez pokes fun at Spain over Nico Paz: "Third one lost" | OneFootball

Nico Paz is currently one of the best players in Serie A, and his performance at Como 1907 has made him a regular name in Lionel Scaloni’s call-ups for the Argentina National Team. One person who commented on him was Alejandro Papu Gómez, World Cup champion in Qatar 2022. The attacking midfielder took a jab at Spain by mentioning that several young players now prefer the Albiceleste over La Roja.

“He’s the third one to slip away from you. You’ve already lost several. If we start from Messi to Garnacho and, well, Nico Paz,” said the Padova player in an interview with Radio Marca. The Italian football gem was born in Tenerife and spent much of his life in Spain. His connection to Argentina is through his father, Pablo Paz, who was also a footballer and played in the 1998 World Cup in France.

Then, Papu showered the playmaker with praise: “Nico is killing it, you could already see the quality he had and I think he’s doing very well. He’s already had his well-deserved call-up to the Senior National Team, and I think we’ll surely see him in the best clubs in the world and playing for the National Team for many years.”

Additionally, Gómez highlighted that the fact Paz plays at Como benefits him since he doesn’t have “too much pressure,” which helps relieve the players’ minds and allows them to play “with a free mind” and “have fun.”

Finally, he concluded: “I think at any moment he’ll be able to make the leap in quality to a bigger club, surely, or return to Real Madrid, but he’ll be more prepared now than when he was at Madrid, when he was younger and had less space.”

Although Los Merengues sold the registration rights of the attacking midfielder, they still own 50% of his economic rights and have two buy-back options: 9 million euros in July 2026 and 10,000,000 in 2027.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.