| Although Riveros is principally a defensive midfielder, his ability to get forward promises an added dimension and that element of surprise coach Anibal Ruiz values so highly. Indeed it was Ruiz who gave the player his full debut in May 2005, in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Ecuador in the USA. Currently a key player for Paraguayan side Libertad, quarter-finalists in this year’s Copa Libertadores, the midfield enforcer started in his country’s last two qualifiers for Germany 2006, against Venezuela and Colombia respectively.
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