Nico Paz named Serie A’s best young player of the season
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- Argentine midfielder Nico Paz was voted Serie A’s best under-21 player for the 2025-26 season by fellow players.
- Paz scored 12 goals and provided seven assists for Como, which qualified for the Champions League for the first time in the account.
- Federico Dimarco won the league’s overall player award, while Lautaro Martínez joined Paz in the season’s best XI.
Nico Paz added another distinction to a breakout season at Como after fellow Serie A players voted him the league’s best young player for 2025-26.
The 21-year-old midfielder scored 12 goals and made seven assists, playing in 35 of Como 1907’s 38 matches. Como also made club history by qualifying for this season’s Champions League, with Paz emerging as one of the team’s leading figures.
Receiving this award from a football legend is an honor.
Paz, who was born in Spain and represents Argentina, also made the league’s best XI. He was the highest-scoring under-21 player in the competition, although four players finished above him in the overall scoring chart: Inter captain Lautaro Martínez with 17 goals, and Anastasios Douvikas, Donyell Malen and Marcus Thuram with 14, 14 and 13 respectively.
“Receiving this award from a football legend is an honor,” Paz said after receiving the trophy from former player Fabio Capello. Capello responded: “I don’t understand why Real Madrid decided to sell him.”
I don’t understand why Real Madrid decided to sell him.
During the ceremony, Paz also spoke about Lionel Messi’s decision to leave Argentina’s national team after 21 years of international football. “It is sad because he is the best player in history and one of my idols,” Paz said. “It was beautiful for me to play with him and make my debut alongside him. Seeing him finish with Argentina is not something nice. I enjoyed it so much. I wish him good luck in everything he does.”
Federico Dimarco of Inter won the overall Serie A award after helping the club win the title. He scored seven goals and led the league in assists with 17 in 35 appearances. Martínez was the league’s top scorer and also made the best XI.
It is sad because he is the best player in history and one of my idols. It was beautiful for me to play with him and make my debut alongside him. Seeing him finish with Argentina is not something nice. I enjoyed it so much. I wish him good luck in everything he does.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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