Nicolás Paz, son of Pablo Paz from Bahia, will win his first Champions League if this Saturday Real Madrid beats Borussia Dortmund of Germany in the final at Wembley.
If he does so, he would be the 23rd Argentine to lift the “Orejona”.
“Nico” joined the “Merengue” first team this season, with which he already won the Spanish Super Cup and LaLiga. On November 8 of last year he had the luxury of making his Champions League debut in a match corresponding to the fourth round of the group stage, against Sporting Braga.
The talented midfielder has a peculiar story, since he was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, but chose to play for the Argentine National Team: “I love both countries, but in the end I decided to represent Argentina. I think it is the country that represents me the most, because of how football is experienced and because of my father, who is proud to follow in his footsteps. He played in an Olympic Game and a World Cup,” he once told DSports Radio.
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{{msg}} {{msg}}Although he has a chance to compete in the Copa América América with the majors, it is most likely that he will be in the Olympic Games.
This Saturday, the young Argentine star could crown a great season if Real Madrid beats the surprising Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final. It would be the 15th time that “Merengue” wins the most important club tournament in Europe (absolute record).
Who were the other Argentines who won the Champions League
-Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960.
-Héctor Rial (Real Madrid): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960.
-Lionel Messi (Barcelona): 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015.
-Fernando Redondo (Real Madrid and Milan): 1998, 2000 and 2003.
-Rogelio Domínguez (Real Madrid): 1958, 1959 and 1960.
-Javier Mascherano (Barcelona): 2011 and 2015.
-Luis Carniglia, as coach (Real Madrid): 1958 and 1959.
-Helenio Herrera, as coach (Inter Milan): 1964 and 1965.
-Roque Olsen (Real Madrid): 1956.
-Juan Pablo Sorín (Juventus): nineteen ninety six.
-Albano Bizzarri (Real Madrid): 2000.
-Santiago Solari (Real Madrid): 2002.
-José Chamot (Milan): 2003.
-Maximiliano López (Barcelona): 2006.
-Carlos Tevez (Manchester United): 2008.
-Diego Milito (Inter Milan): 2010.
-Walter Samuel (Inter Milan): 2010.
-Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan): 2010.
-Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan): 2010.
-Gabriel Milito (Barcelona): 2011.
-Ángel Di María (Real Madrid): 2014
-Julián Álvarez (Manchester City): 2023.
