Argentina's search for a top-quality midfielder who can both provide and score goals has been long and fruitless since the likes of Juan Roman Riquelme, Esteban Cambiasso and Pablo Aimar ended their international careers.
But hope has been renewed now in the shape of Giovani Lo Celso, the swashbuckling Betis star who has taken La Liga by storm in 2018-19.
Still just 23, expectations are huge for the Rosario native, who now has the chance to succeed where stars such as Javier Pastore, Erik Lamela and Manuel Lanzini have fallen short and offer a real option as the link between the Albiceleste's midfield and attack.