Voting began on Christmas Eve and will run until Thursday, December 30 on the website elpais.com.uy.
Gómez, captain and leader of Palmeiras, two-time Copa Libertadores champion, competes for the prize with other prominent footballers such as Julián Álvarez (River), David Terans (Peñarol / Athletico Paranaense), Artur (Bragantino), Hulk (Atl. Mineiro), Ignacio Fernández (Atl. Mineiro), Nikao (Athletico Paranaense), Rony (Palmeiras), Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo) and Weverton (Palmeiras).
* The current King of America It is the Brazilian Marinho (Santos), who surpassed Ignacio Fernández (River).
* Paraguayans who won the title: Raúl Vicente Amarilla (1990), José Luis Chilavert (1996), José Saturnino Cardozo (2002) and Salvador Cabañas (2007).
