De Paul and “Papu” Gómez will be declared distinguished citizens of Avellaneda

Flyers Rodrigo De Paul and Alejandro “Papu” Gómez, members of Argentina’s soccer team that won the Qatar 2022 World Cup, they will be declared illustrious citizens of Avellanedayour hometown.

The project was presented last week in the deliberative council by the pro-government bloc of the Frente de Todos and approved by the rest of the mayors.

De Paul was born on May 24, 1994 in Sarandi, He started with Deportivo Belgrano’s baby-soccer and then played lower teams at Racing Club, where he made his professional debut. He did all his primary and secondary education at the Loreto school.

For his part, “Papu” Gómez was born on February 15, 1988He attended primary school at Escuela 1 de Avellaneda and secondary school at the Instituto del Club Atlético Independiente; He played as a baby for Racing and then moved on to Arsenal, where he reached the First Division.

In “Arse” he was part of the team that won the first international title for the Sarandí institution in 2007.

In both cases, the project highlights that both De Paul and Gomez “never forgot their roots and continued to participate in the social life of their neighborhoods and the clubs from which they emerged”.

After making his Racing debut, De Paul played for Valencia (Spain), Udinese (Italy) and his current club Atlético de Madrid (Spain).

Gómez, for his part, went through San Lorenzo de Almagro, Catania (Italy), Metalist (Ukraine), Atalanta (Italy) and Seville (Spain).