{"id":94534,"date":"2026-07-24T12:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/?p=94534"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:06:53","slug":"nicolas-otamendi-anuncio-su-retiro-de-la-seleccion-argentina-tras-17-anos-de-trayectoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/?p=94534","title":{"rendered":"Nicol\u00e1s Otamendi anunci\u00f3 su retiro de la Selecci\u00f3n Argentina tras 17 a\u00f1os de trayectoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nicol\u00e1s Otamendi confirm\u00f3 este jueves su despedida de la <strong>Selecci\u00f3n Argentina<\/strong>. A los 38 a\u00f1os de edad  y luego de 17 temporadas defendiendo la camiseta albiceleste, el defensor anunci\u00f3 el cierre de su ciclo mediante una emotiva carta publicada en sus redes sociales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cHoy me toca escribir las palabras m\u00e1s dif\u00edciles de toda mi carrera\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, expres\u00f3 el futbolista al iniciar su mensaje, en el que asegur\u00f3 que se retira con la tranquilidad de haber entregado todo y defini\u00f3 representar al pa\u00eds como \u201cel privilegio m\u00e1s grande\u201d que le dio el f\u00fatbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La decisi\u00f3n lleg\u00f3 cuatro d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de la derrota de Argentina por 1-0 ante Espa\u00f1a en la final del <strong>Mundial 2026<\/strong>. Otamendi ingres\u00f3 durante el partido disputado en el MetLife Stadium de Nueva Jersey y, seg\u00fan destac\u00f3 en su despedida, el destino quiso que su \u00faltima presentaci\u00f3n con la selecci\u00f3n fuera en una definici\u00f3n por el t\u00edtulo mundial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KWkTmakY3I05kNdd2oZl6d\"><em>\u00daNETE A NUESTRO GRUPO DE WHATSAPP PARA ESTAR INFORMADO<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbJod9XzwHU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbJod9XzwHU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbJod9XzwHU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida por Twitter Oficial: @Notamendi30 (@nicolasotamendi30)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u201cMe voy con la cabeza en alto\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El defensor reconoci\u00f3 el dolor por no haber conseguido el campeonato, aunque valor\u00f3 el esfuerzo del equipo dirigido por Lionel Scaloni hasta el \u00faltimo minuto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cMe despido con la tranquilidad de haberlo dejado todo. Nunca me guard\u00e9 una gota de esfuerzo, nunca dej\u00e9 de creer y nunca dej\u00e9 de sentir esta camiseta como el mayor honor de mi vida\u201d,<\/em><\/strong> escribi\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uno de los principales destinatarios de su mensaje fueron los hinchas argentinos, a quienes agradeci\u00f3 por el respaldo durante los momentos de gloria y tambi\u00e9n en las etapas m\u00e1s dif\u00edciles. Otamendi destac\u00f3 que cada vez que sonaba el himno nacional los jugadores sent\u00edan que no eran solo 11 futbolistas, sino millones de personas compartiendo el mismo sue\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n dedic\u00f3 palabras especiales a su familia, a la que reconoci\u00f3 como un apoyo fundamental durante una carrera marcada por viajes, ausencias, sacrificios y momentos de frustraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Un mensaje para la nueva generaci\u00f3n<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>En el tramo final de su carta, Otamendi se dirigi\u00f3 a los futbolistas que continuar\u00e1n formando parte del seleccionado y les pidi\u00f3 mantener la confianza pese a la derrota ante Espa\u00f1a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cHabr\u00e1 golpes que parecer\u00e1n imposibles de superar, pero esta camiseta siempre recompensa a quienes la defienden con humildad, sacrificio y amor\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, afirm\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El defensor asegur\u00f3 que conf\u00eda en que la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n podr\u00e1 escribir nuevos cap\u00edtulos exitosos en la historia de la selecci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tras m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada como referente del equipo nacional, Otamendi se despide con t\u00edtulos como la <strong>Copa Am\u00e9rica 2021, la Finalissima 2022 y el Mundial 2022<\/strong>, adem\u00e1s de una extensa participaci\u00f3n en torneos internacionales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/esreviral\">\u00daNETE A NUESTRO CANAL DE TELEGRAM PARA ESTAR INFORMADO<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong><em>Hoy me despido de la Selecci\u00f3n Argentina, pero con un orgullo inmenso por haber representado a mi pa\u00eds. Porque los t\u00edtulos quedan en la historia, pero el amor por estos colores dura para toda la vida\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, concluy\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong><em>Con Informaci\u00f3n de LN.-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El defensor anunci\u00f3 su retiro del conjunto nacional despu\u00e9s de 17 a\u00f1os con la camiseta albiceleste; agradeci\u00f3 a los hinchas y a su familia, record\u00f3 el t\u00edtulo conseguido en Qatar y dej\u00f3 un mensaje para quienes continuar\u00e1n en el plantel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":94535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"","type":"","name":"","summary":"","brand":"","sku":"","good":[],"bad":[],"score_override":"","override_value":"","rating":[],"price":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[2421,35505,45,1147],"class_list":["post-94534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-deportes","tag-mundial-2026","tag-nicolas-otamendi-2","tag-noticias","tag-seleccion-argentina"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94536,"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94534\/revisions\/94536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/94535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esreviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}