Alfonso Cristaldo

With icy composure, he commands the backline and reads the game like a grandmaster, though he is curiously poor at anticipating rapid through-balls despite his defensive dominance. As a boy, he practiced his heading by nodding ripe oranges off the highest branches in his home village, a habit that explains why every corner is now a genuine goal threat. His clinical tackling and tireless work rate make him a defensive fortress that refuses to give an inch.