Cristian Romero, the Argentine national team defender, confirmed the existence of ongoing defensive problems that his team must fix in order to succeed in the World Cup quarter-final match against Switzerland.

The defending World Cup champion's net has conceded 4 goals in its last two matches in the tournament, which represents a thorny and worrying point for defender Cristian Romero.

Cristian Romero said in statements to reporters: 'We are doing well, although there are things that definitely must be improved. We have conceded 4 goals in our recent matches, and conceding goals bothers us.'

Romero added: 'Beyond that, we are always at the disposal of the team, ready to give our best for the group, and to follow the coach's decision.'

The Argentine national team had earlier managed to keep clean sheets in two group stage matches against Algeria and Austria, and conceded only one goal against Jordan, but its defensive struggles became clear during the knockout rounds after achieving two consecutive 3-2 victories.

Argentina achieved its first victory with a 3-2 result against Cape Verde in extra time during the round of 32, before overturning a two-goal deficit to beat Egypt 3-2 in the round of 16 thanks to a last-gasp goal by Enzo Fernández in the final minutes.

Argentina's net conceded only 3 goals across the entire group stage and round of 16 match during the 2022 World Cup.