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Benfica’s left midfielder has been a loyal servant to the club, but how did Cervi end as a key player at the Portuguese club?<\/p>\n
In July 2014, the midfielder made the step up to professional football for his boyhood club CA Rosario. In his first senior year he would appear 30 times for the club contributing five goals and assisting six times. The next season would see him feature fewer times (22) only being able to score twice and assist five times.<\/p>\n
Benfica would then sign the youngster seeing his talent in the summer of 2016 for \u00a36 million. In his first season for Benfica he featured 41 times for the Portuguese club scoring seven goals and grabbing seven assists.<\/p>\n
The next season would see him play 37 times as he kept up his fitness and match sharpness. He continued to impress and provide assists with ten assists that season scoring four.<\/p>\n
65 games in the 18\/19 and 19\/20 season brings us up to date with the midfielders career so far. He’s bagged nine goals and nine assists in those two seasons.<\/p>\n
He has played four times for the Argentina national team with his senior debut coming in September 2018.<\/p>\n
Benfica are known to win trophies which they have in the last couple of seasons. He’s won the Liga NOS twice, Portuguese Cup once and the Portuguese Supercup twice.<\/p>\n
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