National media claim Spurs star is now one of the best in the world in his position
TyC Sports have waxed lyrical about Cristian Romero on the back of Argentina’s 3-0 win away at Bolivia.
Romero was widely regarded as Argentina’s standout performer in their hard-fought 1-0 win over Ecuador in Buenos Aires last week.
In fact, several of his international teammates, including Lionel Messi and midfielder Rodrigo de Paul described him as the best central defender in the world (Mirror).
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His manager Lionel Scaloni even likened the Tottenham star to ‘He-man’ after the game (D-Sports) while Argentine outlets also delivered unending praise for the defender (Ole via Sport Witness).
The claims coming out of the South American country about Romero being the best centre-back in the world did not go down well with some pundits, who accused Messi and co of simply trying to ‘gas up’ the Spurs star (ESPN FC). Is Cristian Romero up there with the very best"
However, Argentine publications are doubling down on their statements, with TyC becoming the latest to suggest that the 25-year-old is up there with the best in the world.
They gave Romero an 8/10 for his performance against Bolivia and wrote about the defender: “Compete to be the best central scoreboard in the world right now. Everything a defender must do from start to finish.
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