Luka Romero Upset Compared To Lionel Messi

Luka Romero (Instagram @ lukaromero10)

JAKARTA - When La Liga started again, a number of new records were created. One of them was when Luka Romero registered himself as the youngest player to play in the league.

Romero made his debut about 11 days after being called up to Real Mallorca's first team. He did it in an away match against Real Madrid in La Liga, replacing Iddrisu Baba.

Making his La Liga debut at the age of 15 years and 219 days, he was immediately compared to a number of football's brightest talents. He broke the record for Francisco Bao Rodríguez (Sanson) in 1939 which at that time fell at the age of 15 years 255 days.

However, when compared to Lionel Messi, Romero seemed annoyed. The reason is, Romero also managed to pass the achievements of Messi, who made his La Liga debut at the age of 17 years 114 days in 2004 with Barcelona. Moreover, they both come from Argentina.

"It bothers me that they compare me to (Lionel) Messi because there is only one Messi and I want to make a name for myself in football as Luka Romero," he told 90 minutes on Fox Sports.

The teenager also talked about his past, who has a background in three countries. He also shared his reasons for training with Argentine club Quilmes.

"I was born in Mexico but my family comes from Argentina, I have three nationalities (with Spanish)," Romero explained.

"If they still want me in Argentina, I will still play in Argentina, if possible. It's been four or five years since I traveled for Christmas, I know about Quilmes, but not much. I want to train there. My father played there. , "continued Romero.

He also revealed why making Real Mallorca his ideal destination.

"I like playing as a playmaker, here in Mallorca we play with the playmaker, and if not, on the right flank," said Romero.

"I improved a lot when I came here, I improved the quality of my right foot which I didn't use before."

Unfortunately, even though his debut at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano was a special moment, Romero had to see Mallorca move down to La Liga Smartbank at the end of the season.