The 23-year-old full-back trained in the lower ranks of Barcelona, left Xeneize in the midst of a controversy with the Council and now shines in Udinese. In addition, he was closely followed by River.
When it seemed that Argentina Selection had the right side covered with Gonzalo Montiel and Juan Foyth, Lionel Scaloni surprised everyone, discarded the Villarreal footballer and included in the list of the Copa América 2021 a name rarely heard by fans: that of Nahuel Molina Lucero, who in less than a year went from being free in Boca to being the head of the Albiceleste in the 1-0 victory against Uruguay for the Copa América 2021.
Like your projections down the lift, the career of the 23-year-old man born in Embalse, Córdoba, is passing faster than usual. At 11, the age when he still dreamed of being a hitch or right winger, said goodbye to his lands and his loved ones to go to live in Buenos Aires and forge his football in the academy that Barcelona had in San Justo. Two years later, he was selected to travel to Spain to train with the lower team of the culé team, and shortly after, when the Blaugrana adventure came to an end, arrived at Xeneize.
In Boca he finished polishing various aspects of his game and quickly dazzled Rodolfo Arruabarrena, who did not hesitate to add him to the professional team at the beginning of 2016 and Make it debut on February 17 against San Martín in San Juan, with only 17 years. However, nor managed to settle in the position and played just a handful of games with the blue and gold shield.
With the intention of adding minutes in the elite of domestic football, Molina Lucero was transferred without a purchase option to Defense at the start of 2018 and, a season later, to Rosario Central. Already consolidated and with several experiences on his back, the kid returned to the Ribera club in 2020. To play he had to renew his contract. However, Negotiations with Jorge Amor Ameal, Juan Román Riquelme and company did not come to fruition and they ended up going free amid the controversy.
“It happened in a way that I didn’t like. We could never fix the contract, it was the bitterest moment of my career. And then the pandemic came … I didn’t fight with anyone, I never had a problem, I know everyone, not just the leaders. I would have liked to play a lot more”, the Cordovan told The nation last year.
Weeks before June 30, Molina Lucero’s last day as a Boca player, River had been interested in adding him, with the purpose of being the replacement for Gonzalo Montiel, who sooner or later will make the leap to Europe. The Millionaire his representative was contacted, but there was no proposal to Xeneize. In Núñez they awaited freedom of action to accelerate and negotiate only with the sideUntil the phone rang from Italy and Udinese appeared.
This is how, last September, Molina Lucero joined the cast of Udine, from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, and joined the Argentines Juan Musso, Rodrigo De Paul, Roberto Pereyra, Ignacio Pussetto and Fernando Forestieri.
“Udinese opened the doors for me at a time when I was not playing in Boca, I value that a lot. In this area, you have to leave things behind and move on, there is no time to regret. It’s like losing a game: you have to turn the page right away, not get hooked “said the young man from Cordoba a few months ago.
It was an immediate adaptation for the reservoir in Serie A. It almost did not cost him to be another Udinese cog. He earned a place in the starting eleven, he more than delivered and was the great revelation of the last season, in which he added 29 games, two goals and five assists.
His outstanding performances brought Walter Samuel, Scaloni’s assistant, to Italy to follow him closely. After a while, his last name was already on the list of the Argentine National Team for the South American Qualifiers and the Copa América.
On June 4, for the seventh date of the road to the Qatar World Cup 2022, Molina Lucero jumped onto the playing field of the Mother of Cities of Santiago del Estero and made his debut with the colors of his country (I had already played in the Sub 20) against Chile 35 minutes into the game. Ten days later, again against the Roja but for the America’s Cup, the full back accumulated a handful of minutes on the first date. From being a surprise in the National Team, to being a starter in the Río de la Plata Classic.
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