The Brazilian Vinícius Junior won the prize The Best for the best player of the season, in a ceremony that took place in Qatar and which also had the Argentines as winners Alejandro Garnacho (best goal) now Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez (best goalkeeper) at the awards gala.
The player of real Madridwho managed to be the protagonist in obtaining the “Merengue” in the Champions Leaguehad been on the verge of winning the Ballon d’Orwhich was taken from him by the Spanish Rodrigo Hernández.
“It seemed impossible for me to reach this stage. I came from a small place, close to poverty and crime. Now I am here. I am the best player in the world and I have fought a lot for it”Vinícius declared, thanking everyone from Real Madrid to Flamengo, his friends, his family and the coaching staff.
The Best award for best goalkeeper went to “Dibu” Martínez, who won this award for the second time in his career.
Martínez was fundamental for the Argentine National Team in winning the Copa América, in which he only conceded one goal and was also a figure in the penalty shootout against Ecuador, saving two shots from 12 steps.
In addition, he played a key role in his team, Aston Villa of England, which qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 41 years.
With this award, “Dibu” became the goalkeeper with the most wins in The Best, since he had also won it in 2022, as a result of his performance in the World Cup in Qatar with the Argentine National Team.
Martínez was the only Argentine in the ideal 11, where he was accompanied by defenders Dani Carvajal (Spain), Antonio Rudiger (Germany), Rúben Dias (Portugal) and Williams Saliba (France).
The selected midfielders were Jude Bellingham (England), Rodri Hernández (Spain) and the now retired Toni Kroos (Germany).
Finally, the forward line was made up of Lamine Yamal (Spain), Erling Haaland (Norway) and Vinicius Jr. (Brazil).
On the other hand, Argentine striker Garnacho won the Puskás award for the best goal of the year thanks to his bicycle kick score for Manchester United against Everton.
This great goal from Garnacho served to open the scoring in the match that took place on November 26, 2023, corresponding to the thirteenth round of the 2022-23 Premier League.
With just three minutes on the court, the Manchester United forward rose by connecting with a cross sent by Diogo Dalot, executing a perfect shot that ended in the corner: “When I saw that the ball was left behind a little, I thought it was time to try it. I had already practiced it in training, and in the end a perfect goal came out”.
“It was a great goal, of course. But there is still much more to go and much more to look forward to. Thank you for all the support”said the Argentine striker after being awarded in Qatar.
Garnacho competed for this award with the Argentine Walter Bou, who had also scored as a bicycle kick but playing for Lanús.
The other nominees were Hassan Al-Haidos, Terry Antonis, Yassine Benzia, Michaell Chirinos, Federico Di Marco, Mohammed Kudus, Denis Omedi, Paul Onuachu and Jaden Philogene.
Finally, the Italian Carlo Ancelotti He was distinguished as best technical director for his season with Real Madrid in which he won the UEFA Champions League, the European Super Cup, LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup. The Italian surpassed the technical director of the Argentine National Team in this vote, Lionel Scaloni.
Source: Ambito
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