Titular I went around Brazilian Team alongside Éder Militão in the friendly against Morocco, defender Ibañez is one of the highlights of Roma, under Portuguese coach José Mourinho, this season.
With 22 interceptions, Ibañez is the leader in statistics not only on his team, but also on the Italian Championship. In addition, the defender is, curiously, the Roma player who has been fouled the most in the competition (42). The data is from FootStats.
🇬🇧 Ibañez is the leader in interceptions (22) in Serie A this season!
In Brazil, the defender had his first professional opportunity for Sergipe before moving to Fluminense.
Interestingly, he is the Roma player who has been fouled the most in the competition (42). pic.twitter.com/SXsMjaxnij
— Footstats I2A (@Footstats) March 28, 2023
Ibañez was revealed by Sergipe and soon transferred to Fluminensein 2017. He played for the club in Rio de Janeiro until 2019, when he was hired by Atalanta, where he stood out and caught the attention of Roma, the team he has defended since 2021.
In September 2022, he was called up by Tite to the main Brazilian national team for the first time, for the friendlies against Ghana and Tunisia. However, he was not on the final roster for the World Cup in Qatar.
This season, José Mourinho’s team is the fourth best defense in the competition, with 26 goals conceded in 27 rounds, largely thanks to the great performances of the national team’s titular athlete. In fifth place, Roma still dream of a place in the next edition of the European Champions League.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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