Argentina, which last Wednesday was champion of the Finalissima against Italy 3-0 at Wembley, England, he will present an eleven with several substitutes to test them for Qatar.
It is that the coach Lionel Scaloni made it very clear after the win against the European champion that it will be “different” if he has 23 on the list or 26, as FIFA slipped a few months ago. The three extra places would open the doors to, for example, Paulo Dybala, who does not have a club after leaving Juventus in Italy.
The final number of the members of the World Cup lists will be known, according to reports, in the middle of this month when the last three classified of the playoffs are.
Argentina will carry three goalkeepers and eight defenders, according to the coach’s own words at the last press conference, which would leave room for 12 players between the midfield and the attack, with their fixed points such as Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María and Lautaro Martínez.
“The list is the 30 players who always come and, if there are 26, they are there. It will be one for defense, one in the middle and one in attack that may be left out. If we play with four defenders, I have a minimum of eight. It will depend of how many go, of the moment of the players and that they know how to take advantage of it in recent months, “said the DT.
Consequently, tomorrow’s test against one of the worst teams in Europe, to the point where they play in Division D of the UEFA Nations League, will be a chance for those players in doubt and who are fighting to be in the call definitive.
One of those who joined this call is the defender Marcos Senesi, currently at Feyenoord in the Netherlands, and would have his chance to show himself tomorrow at central defense. The former San Lorenzo ruled out the call for Italy because “he would never” wear another shirt, he declared in the previous one.
Senesi’s fight is hand in hand with Lisandro Martínez, one who is usually summoned and is a figure of Ajax, the last champion of the Netherlands.
The other unknown is who will be in goal after the disaffection of Emiliano Martínez, who traveled to Argentina to undergo studies on the patellar tendon of his left knee. The three goalkeepers have chances although Franco Armani and Gerónimo Rulli are slightly ahead of Juan Musso, who was not on the bench at Wembley.
Doubts also appear in the midfield that did not dissipate in the open practice of the European afternoon at the Athletic Club venue. The two candidates are Guido Rodríguez -starting against Italy- and Alexis Mac Allister, although the latter could also take the place of Alejandro “Papu” Gómez, of a lower level at the end of the season with Sevilla.
Finally, above Paulo Dybala, Julián Álvarez and Joaquín Correa “fight” for the vacant position in the trident with Lionel Messi and Nicolás González.
The agenda after the celebrations in England left the exits of “Dibu”, the midfielder Leandro Paredes and the attacker Ángel Correa, all due to different injuries.
Argentina is undefeated in 32 games, the longest in its history, and will try to add to it in this low-risk matchup.
In fact, Estonia appeared on Thursday at home and just beat San Marino 2-0, at the start of group D2 of the UEFA Nations League.
Possible formations:
Argentina: Franco Armani or Geronimo Rulli; Gonzalo Montiel, Germán Pezzella, Lisandro Martínez or Marcos Senesi, Marcos Acuña; Exequiel Palacios, Guido Rodríguez or Alexis Mac Allister, Alejandro Gómez or Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Joaquín Correa or Julián Álvarez or Paulo Dybala and Nicolás González. DT: Lionel Scaloni.
Estonia: Karl Hein; Marten Kuusk, Joonas Tamm and Karol Mets; Sergei Zenjov, Konstantin Vassiljev, Mattias Kait, Vlasiy Sinyavskiy, and Vladislav Kreida; Robert Kirss and Erik Sorga. DT: Thomas Haberli.
Time: 15.00.
TV: TyC Sports.
Stadium: Osasuna, Spain.
Source: Ambito
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