Enzo Fernández stopped being the one asking permission to become the owner of the rhythm of the Argentina National Team

BUENOS AIRES — The days of Enzo Fernández hovering on the periphery of Argentina’s starting eleven are officially over.

The Chelsea midfielder has shed his mantle as a hesitant understudy, emerging as the undisputed heartbeat of Lionel Scaloni’s side.

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