CORNERFLICK
club
Club
Serie A
Liga AUF
CONMEBOL U20
Nation
NA
Club
CI
League
28
Age
DF
Position
8
Caps
1
Int'l goals
Napoli
Club
Coppa Italia
League
URU
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.
// the equation
reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve
the back linethe cover positionthe duel
// the x-factor
The job
The last line of trust.
Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.
28Years old
DefenderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×3
×3
×2
// the closing word
Mathías Olivera.Uruguay · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
URUDefenderNapoli