Nahuel Guzmán is, without a doubt, one of the best Liga MX goalkeepers in recent decades. Since his arrival at Tigres in 2014, ‘Patón’ has shown his great skills and has been a key player in the success of the UANL team. In addition to this, the Argentine goalkeeper also has another distinction: he is the most controversial player in the entire first division.
The ‘Patón’ is a footballer known for playing to the limit of the regulations, for being ‘canchero’ and for getting into the skin and the head of his rivals through his comments. The most recent example of this behavior was recorded in the semi-final second leg of the Clausura 2022 between Tigres and Atlas in the Volcano. The feline team was about to achieve the feat and qualify for the grand final, but a last minute penalty in favor of the red and black changed the plans.
Before Aldo Rocha charged the maximum penalty, Nahuel Guzmán burst into tears. The Argentine goalkeeper could not contain his emotions. Almost at the end of the match, ‘Patón’ was sent off by César Ramos after trying to take advantage of a second ball on the pitch. The Tigres player stopped a dangerous advance by the Foxes using this ruse.
The Disciplinary Commission decided to ratify the sanction of a one-match suspension for the Tigres goalkeeper. In addition, this body opened a new investigation against “Patón” after some recordings were released on social networks in which Guzmán, at the end of the meeting, calls members of the arbitration body “scoundrels” and “corrupt”. This act could lead to a greater sanction, both economic and sporting, to the goalkeeper.
There is no doubt: behind the three posts, Nahuel Guzmán is one of the best goalkeepers who have come to Mexican soccer in recent decades. The Tigres footballer is a leader, a great saver and has masterful handling of his feet that allow him to play as a libero. On the other hand, the Argentine is a ticking time bomb that could cost his club points or even a tie.
The Argentine soccer player has such a long and recurrent history of unsportsmanlike and advantageous behavior that a term has even been coined in the Mexican soccer environment to define these actions: ‘nahueladas’. It seems too late for Guzmán to stop practicing these gestures. Genius and figure to the grave.
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