Argentine press say Cristian Romero ‘lifted the stadium’ in Copa America opener

Argentina defeated Canada 2-0 in their opening game at the Copa America, and Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero has been hailed as one of the best players on the pitch.

Copa America kicked off on Friday as holders Argentina look to defend their crown. La Albiceleste began their journey with a group-stage clash against Canada.

Despite a 2-0 victory, Argentina were far from convincing. A goal from Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez early in the second half gave the World Cup champions the lead, before Lautaro Martinez doubled their advantage with mere minutes to play.

Both Romero and his club teammate, Giovani Lo Celso, are part of the squad for the tournament. The latter came onto the field on the 68th minute mark, and picked up a yellow card in the dying moments.

Cristian Romero shines in Argentina win

However, it is Romero who came out of the game with glowing references from his national press. The central defender played the full 90 minutes, and kept a clean sheet alongside Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez.

Tyc Sports named Romero their Star of the Match, with a rating of 8 out of 10. They wrote: “Every time he anticipated, he lifted the stadium. He had a couple of providential saves.”

Ole gave Romero a 7.5 out of 10 rating, saying, “Great closure centimetres away from [Emiliano Martinez] in the box. Leader and owner of the ball at the back, without attacking.”

As per SofaScore statistics, Romero made six tackles, three clearances and an interception. He was successful in 100% of his six ground duels and didn’t get dribbled past once in the game.

Spurs Web Opinion

I love how impressive Romero is for his country. He’s great for Spurs, but he seems to take it to another level for Argentina, and he just keeps getting better and better.

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