Leandro Daniel Paredes
Born on 29 June 1994 in San Justo
Height: 182cm Weight: 75kg
He started his career at Boca Juniors in 2010
He currently plays for Juventus in Serie A
National team debut: 13 June 2017, 6:0 Singapore
The main midfielder of the 2021 Copa America winner, the controversial maker in the 2022 World Cup, and the sluggish after the transfer to Juventus this season, became one of Argentina's first backbones to lose its main position. Letting Enzo replace Paredes proved to be the most correct decision Coach Scaloni made this tournament.
Paredes, who originally played the role of "dealer", rarely had threatening passes in this tournament, and lacked convincing performances at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. In the quarter-final against the Netherlands, his substitute appearance directly led to a tie in the scoreline, and also triggered a large-scale clash between the players of the two sides, which was the closest the "Pampas Eagles" came to a red card in this tournament. In both penalty shootouts, Paredes did not miss a shot, and his excellent footwork still made some good impressions for him.