Gustavo Gómez is elected the best Paraguayan player and competes for the King of America award; see the list

Palmeiras defender Gustavo Gómez was elected this Monday the best Paraguayan player of 2021 by the magazine ABC Color. In addition to the feat, he is still running for the King of America award organized by the Uruguayan newspaper The country.

Gómez competed for the award for best Paraguayan player alongside Junior Alonso, from Atlético-MG, his teammate. In the voting, the athlete from Verdão won the popular vote and the country’s journalists.

Among the players that compete for the final of the prize of the The country, Rony and Weverton, from Palmeiras, are in the dispute. The newspaper will also make America’s 2021 ideal selection and award the best coach of the season.

Check out the list of finalists for the King of America:

Artur (RB Bragantino)
Julián Álvarez (River Plate)
Hulk (Athletic-MG)
Nacho Fernández (Atlético-MG)
David Terans (Peñarol / Athletico-PR)
Nikão (Athletico-PR)
Gabigol (Flemish)
Ron (Palm Trees)
Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras)
Weverton (Palm Trees)

Check out the list of coaches that are in contention:

Renato Gaucho (Flemish)
Mauricio Barbieri (RB Bragantino)
Alexander Medina (Workshops)
Cuca (Atlético-MG)
Marcelo Gallardo (River Plate)
Eduardo Domínguez (Colon)
Fabián Bustos (Barcelona SC)
Abel Ferreira (Palm Trees)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
Tite (Brazil)

Check out the players that compete for position:

Goalkeepers: Santos (Athletico-PR), Diego Alves (Flemish), Alexandre Domínguez (Cerro Largo), Weverton (Palmeiras) and Sergio Rochet (National)

Defenders: Alexander Barboza (Libertad), Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors), Thiago Heleno (Athletico-PR), David Luiz (Flamengo), Junior Alonso (Atlético-MG), Léo Ortiz (RB Bragantino), Rodrigo Caio (Flamengo), Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras), Piero Hincapié (Workshops) and Bruno Méndez (International)

Sides: José Pedro Fuenzalida (Catholic University), Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors), Isla (Flamengo), Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras), Giovanni González (Peñarol), Filipe Luis (Flamengo), Milton Casco (River Plate), Piquerez (Peñarol / Palmeiras ), Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) and Guilherme Arana (Atlético-MG)

Midfielders: Walter Gargano (Peñarol), Enzo Pérez (River Plate), Nacho Fernández (Atlético-MG), Willian Arão (Flamengo), Abner (Athletico-PR), Gerson (Flamengo), Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras), Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna ), Agustín Almendra (Boca Juniors), Bruno Piñatares (Barcelona SC), David Terans (Peñarol / Athletico-PR), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Diego Valoyes (Workshops), Angel Mena (León), Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) , Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield), Damian Diaz (Barcelona SC), Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras), Matías Zaracho (Atlético-MG) and Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo)

Attackers: Valentín Castellanos (New York City), Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica), Gabigol (Flamengo), Nikão (Athletico-PR), Hulk (Atlético-MG), Julio Furch (Atlas), Julián Álvarez (River Plate), Artur (RB Bragantino), Rony (Palmeiras) and Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Peñarol)