Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Udinese and the Argentina national team.
10 Facts About Roberto Pereyra
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At international level, Pereyra made his senior debut in 2014, and has since obtained over ten caps; he represented the Argentina national football team at two editions of the Copa America, winning a runners-up medal and a bronze medal in the 2015 and the 2019 editions of the tournament respectively.
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Roberto Pereyra capitalised on Francesco Magnanelli's failed clearance to sidefoot home from just outside the six-yard box.
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On 19 August 2016, Roberto Pereyra moved to Watford on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Roberto Pereyra re-joined Italian side Udinese on 28 September 2020 for an undisclosed fee.
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Roberto Pereyra was selected to represent the Argentine under-20 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Roberto Pereyra played all three group games at the tournament, helping Argentina defeat Mexico and North Korea and draw with England.
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Roberto Pereyra was a part of the Argentina national team at the 2015 Copa America, winning a runners-up medal.
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Roberto Pereyra is a quick, dynamic, and hardworking player, who possesses notable stamina, pace, crossing ability, and vision, as well as good technique and dribbling skills.
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Roberto Pereyra is usually deployed as an offensive midfielder in the centre, or as wide midfielder, on either flank, although his preferred position is on the left wing; he has even played as a second striker on occasion, or in a deeper role as a central midfielder.