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Despite lifting South America’s most important club trophy as a captain, the Paraguayan defender’s heart could not find complete happiness. Being involved in a World Cup was his dream and his obsession, and after 13 years of trying Gómez finally got his reward. The captain of club and country, Gómez is considered by many to be the best defender in South America – although not by the player himself, who says: “I go and do my best in training and on the pitch, and I left others talk about that” – standing out for his leadership, his aerial prowess, and physical toughness.",{"physical":475,"crawlInfomation":477,"attributes":479},{"skillMoves":11,"weight":115,"weakFoot":11,"preferredFoot":115,"altPositions":476,"height":115},[],{"sourceTitle":478,"crawledAt":119,"source":120},"Gustavo Gómez — Manual paste from futbin (page blocked the crawler with HTTP 403); category overalls taken directly from the pasted page, card OVR = average of the 6 category overalls",{"dribbling":480,"pace":481,"shooting":482,"defending":484,"overall":209,"passing":485,"physicality":486},{"ballControl":177,"dribbling":149,"balance":107,"composure":247,"overall":220,"reactions":133,"agility":266},{"overall":129,"acceleration":177,"sprintSpeed":209},{"finishing":220,"shotPower":242,"penalties":180,"positioning":360,"overall":126,"longShots":483,"volleys":147},25,{"slidingTackle":216,"overall":222,"standingTackle":239,"defAwareness":239,"interceptions":217,"headingAccuracy":441},{"vision":152,"freeKickAccuracy":127,"longPassing":149,"curve":226,"shortPassing":129,"overall":134,"crossing":146},{"overall":247,"aggression":189,"jumping":240,"strength":222,"stamina":242},{"playerId":488,"number":142,"name":489,"position":86,"positionLabel":87,"age":88,"dateOfBirth":490,"caps":11,"club":491,"avatar":492,"bio":493,"goals":11,"assists":11,"playedMatches":11,"avgRating":11,"isKeyMember":112,"playerAttributes":494},"par_16","Damián Bobadilla","2001-07-11","São Paulo","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.guim.co.uk\u002F73fb31163f223c733cca715cbf463ba3a25088d0\u002F25_73_765_765\u002F500.jpg","One of two members of the squad whose father played in goal for Paraguay, Damián follows in the footsteps of Aldo, who made three appearances in the 2006 World Cup, including one as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat by England. 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