Overview
- He says his national-team cycle is closed and he will not play the 2026 World Cup despite occasional doubts about retiring.
- Back at Rosario Central, he is in preseason for a year that includes the Liga Profesional, Copa Argentina and Copa Libertadores.
- He recalls a tough childhood in Rosario and nearly quitting before a December promotion to Central’s first team changed his family responsibilities.
- He says his first professional deal paid very little and alleges a former representative cheated him financially.
- He recounts Diego Maradona reassuring his parents at the 2010 World Cup and credits therapy with helping him ignore harsh public criticism.