The National Team held its last training session in Abu Dhabi before the final friendly

With the presence of Enzo Fernández, Marcos Acuña, Gonzalo Montiel, Alejandro Gómez, Nicolás Otamendi, Emiliano Martínez, Alexis Mac Allister and Lisandro Martínez, coach Lionel Scaloni was able to have his first practice with the full squad.

As usual, the players who joined the day on Tuesday carried out regenerative work on the field of play, while the other members made speed and coordination movements in different circuits, reduced football and attack movements.

For their part, the goalkeepers worked on job tasks with coach Martín Tocalli and then joined the exercises with the rest of the squad.

In addition, prior to training, Scaloni held a press conference in which he referred to the friendly this Wednesday, starting at 12:30 p.m. in Argentina, when the national team will face the United Arab Emirates led by the Argentine Rodolfo “el Vasco” Arruabarrena.

“It has to be a team with physical guarantees, we won’t take any risk. We will talk to the players, but it will be the first time an eleven will take to the field thinking about the future,” said Scaloni, who did not confirm the team and left the door open. to make it a mix between starters and substitutes.

In addition, this test will serve to reveal who could be the replacement for Giovani Lo Celso, who missed the World Cup due to injury: between Alexis Mac Allister and Alejandro “Papu” Gómez would be the owner of the position, although Enzo himself could get into the fight Fernandez and Exequiel Palacios.

In this way, the possible team to face the UAE would be the following: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Lisandro Martínez or Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister or Alejandro Gómez; Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez or Lautaro Martínez and Ángel Di María.