In France he had top statistics and was already called up by Scaloni for the friendly matches in China. I know a San Lorenzo fan.
Every call from Scaloni renews the fans’ connection to the world champion team. It is known that the already initiated names are a fixture, but the unusual names arouse curiosity. That is the case Walter BenitezHe PSV goalkeeper that, despite being called up for the friendlies in China, will get his all-important official call-up for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
THE ARGENTINA SQUAD FOR THE 2023 QUALIFICATIONS
Who is Walter Benitez?
Some of the ignorant will think that Walter Benítez is one of the U23 players who will also be commanded by Javier Mascherano, but no. The man from Chaco, born in January 1993, moved to Quilmes at the age of 15, where he made his debut. Following opinion polls from Boca and Independiente in 2016, he opted for the Nice proposal and there he made the quality leap for his career.
In Ligue 1, he had a 2018-19 season competing for the best goalkeeper award against none other than Gianluigi Buffon (who played for PSG) and Mike Maignan, who defended the posts for Lille.
In the 2021/22 season, Benítez had the least defeated defense in Ligue 1. “El muro”, as he was called, maintained his unbeaten arc in 14 games.
Those numbers caught the attention of PSV where he arrived in 2022 and they earned him a three-year contract. There he picked the titles he wanted, Cup and Supercup of the Netherlands
This season he will play in the group stage of the Champions League and his 1.91 will be present at the Más Monumental so that Argentinian fans can get to know him up close. It will not be his first experience with the national team since playing in the South American Sub 20 in 2013.
Source: Goal