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Thiago Almada floats across the pitch like any playmaker raised in the Rioplatense school.

He manages tight spaces, has lightning‑quick changes of pace, uses pauses as synonymous with rhythm, and delivers sharp passes (with a broad range of them).

However, despite floating and possessing the traits of a classic Argentine No. 10, his movements and runs are outside (or actually a fusion of all) those of No. 10s like Juan Román Riquelme, Pablo Aimar, Javier Pastore or the Lionel Messi of Qatar 2022.

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