And Cuti Romero goes, the world record he earned with the Argentine National Team

The alarms go off in the Argentine National Team due to the early departure of Cristián "Cuti" Romero two minutes into the second half due to discomfort in his right ankle that had been bothering him since the first play of the match against Peru in the fourth quarter. date of the Qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup.

The Tottenham central defender suffered a stomp on one of the first plays of the game by Paolo Guerrero when he was clearing a ball and despite trying to calm the ailments in the area with ice at halftime to try in the second stage, he finally could not with pain and asked for change.

Lionel Scaloni did not hesitate to preserve his player and took him off the field so that Germán Pezzella could take his place in the central defense alongside Nicolás Otamendi. This was the second forced change in the national team due to injury since in the first half Gonzalo Montiel had to be replaced due to a blow to the hip after Lionel Messi's first goal.

The historical record that Cuti Romero reached after Argentina's victory over Peru

According to what sports journalist and statistician Gastón Trucco revealed, the former Belgrano de Córdoba central defender is the only South American defender who was not dribbled in his team's last five games. In addition, who can also play as a libero in a line of three defenders, he is the only defender in the entire world who was not dribbled nor did his team receive goals in his team's last five games. Finally, together with Nicolás Otamendi and Emiliano Dibu Martínez, they finished with an undefeated goal in 19 of the 22 games that they shared the court in an official and friendly manner defending the colors of the albiceleste team. How long will this positive streak continue, which is already historic with the current world champion and these aforementioned performers who are a tough nut to crack?