With Huracan having an impressive start to the season I thought I would highlight Ramon 'Wanchope' Abila.
First up the nickname: At Instituto, in Argentina's second division, someone decided that he looked like Paulo Wanchope so the sobriquet stuck.
Nope, I don't see it either.
Anyway, after failing to impress at Instituto, and with the emergence of a certain Pablo Dybala, Abila was loaned out around the lower leagues where again he rarely stood out. It wasn't until one night back at Instituto when his career took off. Brought off the bench by Frank Kudelka, who later took him to Huracan, in a match against Brown de Adrogue he scored a late winner and from there created a decent career for himself.
His move to Huracan saw his goals (36 in 76) lead them to Copa Argentina victory and a subsequent place in the Copa Libertadores. He is now Huracan's leading scorer in Continental competitions. This goal against Atletico Nacional is a particular standout:
Consistent performances saw him attract a lot of attention with Cruzeiro of Brazil eventually being his new home with a $4m transfer . He started impressively scoring 9 goals in the opening 12 games of the Brazilian Championship - no surprise that the fans instantly took to him. After this, though, things tapered off and whilst he had a respectable return (25 in 60) he headed back to Argenitna for the start of the current season.
Not unusually, for Argentina, it wasn't a simple transfer. As soon as he signed for Boca he was loaned out to Huracan where he has been key in their current run of good form. But with the long-term injury to Benedetto we may get to see Wanchope pulling on the Blue and Yellow at La Bombonera.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Ábila
Thought I would do a brief writeup on someone who isn't so well known outside of Agentina. If anyone is interested in learning more about a player (past or present), club, match etc....in Argentina then leave a post and I'll have a go at providing some information.