2023-07-23 16:00:30
She does not like the comparison, yet the one that links Estefania Banini and her compatriot world champion, Lionel Messi, is striking. Low center of gravity, technical ease, precision on a free kick, the 33-year-old player, who also wore number 10 in selection for many years, resembles in many aspects the former player of Paris Saint-Germain, sevenfold golden ball.
Back following three years of absence from the selection
The one who has worn the jersey of the Spanish club Atlético Madrid since 2021, will play her second world championship this summer following that of 2019 in France. At the time, the Albiceleste (the nickname of the Argentine selection) had come out of the group stages, without winning a single match in a group made up of Japan, England and Scotland.
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Banini’s return to the World Cup is all the more significant as, just following the underperformance of the World Cup in France, the striker was sidelined for almost three years, accused, along with other executives of the team, of wanting to overturn the order established by the coach at the time, Carlos Borello, following asking for changes and improvements in the management of the selection.
While she excelled with her club, Atlético Madrid, to the point of being part of the FIFA 11 of the year in 2021/2022, the one who was captain of the Albicelseste in 2019, had to wait for the appointment of a new coach and the month of March 2022 to once once more wear the white jersey with blue stripes of the Argentine selection.
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Imitate the boys, world champions a few months ago
Today number 1 technical leader of the squad now coached by German Portanova, Estefania Banini, who left number 10 for 22, has announced that he will participate in the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which will be his last, with the ambition to imitate Lionel Messi and his family, crowned world champions in Qatar a few months ago.
In only three qualifiers for the finals, the Argentine team has so far never made it out of the group stage. The Albiceleste is present in group G, made up of Sweden, third in the last world championship, the inexperienced South Africa and Italy, once morest whom Argentina will certainly fight for second place in the group. The first match, opposing Banini and his team to the Italians, which will be played this Monday, July 24 at Eden Park in Auckland, is therefore already a major event not to be missed for the Argentine team.
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A future as a coach
The future of Estefania Banini, a real star in Argentina, already seems to be mapped out. The Argentinian international has already completed a coaching course in Spain and wishes to continue to evolve in the world of football to pass on all her knowledge and knowledge to the youngest.
Argentina match schedule:
Italy – ArgentineMonday, July 24 at 08:00 (French time)
Argentine – South Africa, Friday July 28 at 02:00
Argentine – Sweden, Wednesday August 2 at 09:00
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