Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP) President Pedro Proenza this Sunday congratulated Argentina on winning the world title, in the final of which they beat France on penalties, singling out Otamendi and Enzo Fernandez.
“Congratulations to Argentina on winning the world title after an emotional match against France,” the social media post read.
Pedro Proenza also highlighted the fact that Benfiquistas Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Fernández, the champions of Argentina, gave the first world title to the Portuguese Primeira Liga, becoming the first players to win the competition while participating in the Portuguese Championship.
“For the first time in history, the Portuguese League has two representatives in the new world champions: Otamendi and Enzo Fernandez, who was named the best young player of the tournament. projection,” he said.
The LPFP president also praised the Portuguese team that was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Morocco, and gave special mention to the players present at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar who play in Portugal.
“A competition in which Portuguese professional football has been very well represented, not only thanks to the honorable participation of the national team, which managed to reach the quarter-finals for only the third time in its history, but also due to the presence of 19 footballers who currently wear club shirts in the competition from professional competitions, a total of 79 players who have been to Qatar and who are at some point in their careers involved in Portuguese football,” he added.
Argentina won the World Cup for the third time on Sunday, repeating 1978 and 1986, beating France 4-2 on penalties after 3-3 in the 120th minute.