Gemán Pezzella, Messi’s replacement captain: his background carrying the tape

German Pezzellathe defender coming off a goal in a 2-0 win over Australia in ChinaHe was chosen to wear the captain’s tape of the Argentine National Team in the friendly with Indonesia, in the absence of Lionel Messito whom the disorder lionel scaloni gave him a vacation.

In the second and last duel corresponding to the FIFA date, the national team had a great rotation in the squad and before the losses of the captain and his sub-captains angel di maria and Nicholas OtamendiWho has the distinction of carrying the tape for the second time in his career is Pezzella.

The background of Germán Pezzella as captain of the Argentine National Team

The defender of Real Betis already knows that he is the leader in Argentina, In March 2019, when the Scaloni cycle had just started, he was the captain in a friendly against Morocco, which ended in an agonizing victory over the African team thanks to Ángel Correa’s goal seven minutes from the end. He was also a captain during the Colombia Sub-20 World Cup 2011where he shared with Dibu Martínez and Nicolás Tagliafico.

In his career at club level, Pezzella was also captain of Fiorentina. At that time he took over from Davide Astori, who tragically died in a hotel while concentrating with his team to play a Serie A match due to arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy.

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