The footballers took advantage of the day off to recharge their batteries in different ways. Captain Lionel Messi received his family at the facilities of the University of Qatar, as did Nicolás Otamendi and Alejandro “Papu” Gómez.
For their part, Julián Álvarez and Alexis Mac Allister chose to leave the concentration and went on a boat trip in the company of Gabriel Batistuta.
“Beach with Julián and Alexis”, published the “Bati”, Argentina’s current goalscorer in World Cups with ten goals, one more than Messi.
Another who decided to leave the University of Qatar was Leandro Paredes, who uploaded photos with his family on one of the exclusive beaches in Doha.
The goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, for his part, ate a barbecue and then toured the desert with family and friends.
The return to activity will be today with a training session scheduled for 12:00 (Qatar 18) with doors open to the media for the first 15 minutes. The focus will be mainly on the physical condition of soccer players with injuries.
Ángel Di María was left out of the substitute bench due to an injury to the biceps in his right leg that he suffered against Poland. “Ángel was not in a position to play,” Scaloni said at the press conference after the match against Australia about “Fideo”, who will have completed -until next Friday- more than a week of rehabilitation.
After the game against the oceanic team, Alejandro “Papu” Gómez himself confirmed that he suffered a sprained ankle and that was one of the reasons for the change 5 minutes into the second half.
Source: Ambito
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