Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 20:12 / Updated on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 20:34
Nico Paz (21 years old) missed Como in the match against Parma and will not be able to play in the final stage either, in which Cesc Fabregas' team tries to grab a place in the Champions League. The Italians claim that the midfielder has no serious injury, but the Argentines fear a knee injury.
Nico Paz is one of the best players of the season in Serie A, being in the Top 5 scorers of the championship, with 12 goals (he also has 7 assists). That's exactly why Real Madrid would pay Como's buyout clause of 10 million euros in the summer, and the national team considers it an important element for the North American World Cup (June 11 – July 19).
The absence of the Argentine midfielder in the penultimate stage of Serie A put them on alert from the Federation of Buenos Aires. There is even great concern over the condition of Nico Paz, whose knee injury has become a hot topic just weeks before the start of the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
Nico Paz was Como's best player also in the lost match with Inter (3-4) / Photo: Imago
The Argentines fear that Paz has a knee injury!
However, coach Cesc Fabregas described her as a simple contusion suffered in the match against Verona in the round of 36, but the Argentine media – especially ESPN – claim that the problem is more serious and could even be an injury!
The rumor prompted the Argentine Federation to exercise strong pressure on Como to avoid the risk of endangering the player on Sunday evening in Cremona, in the decisive match for a historic qualification in the Champions League.
The world champion wants to protect Nico Paz at all costs, with coach Lionel Scaloni considering him a key player in the defense of the title, after his excellent performances in recent friendlies (he has eight caps and one goal scored).
