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Who are the Latin American goalkeepers references?

Allison, Fernando Muslera, Pedro Gallese, Sergio Romero, and Keylor Navas stand out in the soccer goal zone of the teams they represent

Who are the Latin American goalkeepers references?

The goalkeepers are the main responsible for defending their teams, as they avoid goals from the opposite team. With the arrival of the World Cup in Russia, several Latin American squads are preparing themselves in a great way in order to have at their disposal their best goalkeepers.

There are five goalkeepers from the Latin American squads who hope to stand out in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Thus, they continue the sportive preparation during this season to avoid injuries that affect to face this great challenge, where they aim to have excellent performances.

  1. Allison, security in Brazil: He finished as the holder of the World Cup qualifier and became a pledge of guarantee for the 'Verdeamarelha' for his timely and attentive interventions. The athlete is quite safe when controlling strong mid-distance shots. This Brazilian goalkeeper is part of the ranks of the Rome of Italy at present, and at 25 years old he has become the undisputed holder. His great objective is to continue preparing himself in the best possible way in order to compete in the 2018 World Cup, which is one of his greatest wishes.
  2. The Uruguayan experience of Fernando Muslera: This outstanding Uruguayan goalkeeper would dispute the third world-wide cup of his career. He is a man of confidence of coach Oscar Washington Tabares because he has always shown his great technical skills and reflexes throughout his career. Muslera was one of the great figures of his team during the 2010 South African championship that allowed the 'celeste' to occupy the fourth position. The athlete has been the undisputed titular goalkeeper since that World Cup tournament to the present, now the athlete hopes to shine.
  3. An Inca revelation called Pedro Gallese: This Peruvian warden, who currently plays with Los Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in Mexico, became one of the great figures of the national team, that obtained its classification for the World Championship of Russia 2018. The player is nicknamed "The Tarantula", since he controls moves that are impossible to stop. At 27 years of age, the player has shone in different stages of the world, for example, in the playoffs against Argentina where he had a splendid performance.
  4. Sergio Romero, guarantee in Argentina: This Argentine goalkeeper could complete his third world cup with the shirt of the national team. He is a very safe goalkeeper who has a good drainage, he is quite fast and he is an excellent penalty-taker. He played the qualifiers with his team ahead of the 2018 World Championship in Russia and his great challenge is to achieve the title, which has become one of his greatest obsessions. Currently, the athlete is playing with Manchester United.
  5. The acrobatics of Keylor Navas: After his great performance in Brazil 2014, with the Costa Rican team, this outstanding goalkeeper was transferred to Real Madrid and has become one of the great figures of the ‘merengue’ team due to his spectacular saves.
    By far, Navas has become a figure in his team. The player expect to take his selection to the top in Russia. For that reason, he prepares himself intensely with the goal of success.

Finally, these five goalkeepers are important references in the arc of each of their selections whose coaches are analyzing different players in order to take them IGNORE INTO account for the maximum orbital date that will begin in June of this year.

Latin American Post | Daniel Cuevas
Translated from "

¿Quiénes son los referentes latinoamericanos en el arco?"

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