This Monday in Jakarta, Facundo Buonanotte debuted in the first team of the Argentine National Team in the friendly match against Indonesia at the Utama Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. lionel scaloni featured several modifications from the time they beat Australia in the first meeting of the tour and He put the 18-year-old as the starter.
During the development of the match, the man from Rosario was active in attack and even had a clear opportunity to score a goal. At 28 minutes into the first half, after a loss by Indonesia at the start, Buonanotte went hand in hand, dribbled the goalkeeper and defined with his left foot, but they took it out on the line. On the rebound, Julián Álvarez ran with the same luck and drowned out the goal cry.
After the game, the Brighton player from England spoke with T&C Sports about his debut: “I’m daydreaming, this is crazy”he assured excitedly, at the same time he revealed what the coach said before jumping onto the pitch: “The coach gave me confidence, he told me to continue doing what I do at my club, that I have been doing very well”.
And then he added: “Scaloni told me that it was not a match for me to showbut for me to meet my teammates and to enjoy”.
Finally, Bouunanotte left a message for all the fans: “I want to thank my family for always being with me at all times and all the Argentines for all their support. Enjoy this group“.
Buonanotte, after his debut in the Argentine National Team: “I’M DAY DREAMING, IT’S CRAZY”.
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Buonanotte, the one summoned at the last moment
Days after losing the Under 20 World Cup due to the refusal of Brighton in England, Facundo Buonanotte was summoned at the last minute by Lionel Scaloni for the Asian tour and this Monday, at just 18 years old, he fulfilled his dream of making his Major League debut at the friendly with Indonesia.
The player emerged in Rosario Central he became the youngest rookie of the Scaloni era at 18 years, 5 months and 24 days surpassing Alejandro Garnacho who did it with 18 years, 11 months and 14 days.
at its premiere He seemed very comfortable in the team. He played for the right sector of the attack as he does in the Premier League, he sought to take advantage of both his imbalance in man-to-man and his great punch and tried to filter balls into the rival area.
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