Coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed the news that everyone was waiting for: Lionel Messi travel to the Altiplano. “Messi is going to travel. Today he trained differently, but he is fit to travel”assured the technician from I bid.
After his departure before Ecuadorrumors began about a possible absence in Boliviabut the study that was carried out in a clinic on Avenida Córdoba (which generated people’s madness), He showed that he has no muscle injury and the ‘Flea’ may be present in the match against the team led by Gustavo Costas.
He Hernando Siles Stadium It is a stage characterized by height, a determining factor for visiting casts who go to play in a place that is located more than 4,200 above sea level. Argentinafor example, suffered a historic defeat against the team that does not classify a world Cup from United States 1994: 6 to 1 with Diego Maradona as a technician.
Bolivia-Argentina in La Paz: France 1998, blows and the cutting of Julio Cruz
Coach Daniel Alberto Passarella considered “inhuman” play at height, a statement from the ‘Kaiser’ that sparked controversy before the game. The meeting was developing normally until the tumult began between the protagonists, while Gustavo Zapata and Nelson Vivas They were sent off for committing harsh fouls against their rivals.
In that match, the goalkeeper Ignacio Gonzalez he hit the forward with a header from behind Demetrius Angola and, although the referee did not see it, he was later suspended and never played in the team again. Argentine national team.
The one who took the worst part was the forward Julio Cruzwho received a blow from the driver of the Bolivian team, José Trujillo González and he fell on the floor. The mess continued between the members of both teams and the Police who had to intervene to calm the situation.
Television recorded the moment when Cross He was attacked: he received a blow to the left cheekbone. However, the magazine The graphic showed that the “Gardener” had a cut on the opposite side and blood on his face, which raised a question that, to this day, has no answer.
Korea and Japan 2002: Marcelo Bielsa’s team got a boost from the Altiplano
The road to Korea and Japan 2002 it was impressive. The team of Marcelo Bielsa He collected 43 points over the 18 dates (13 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss). April 25, 2001 Argentina tied 3 to 3 with Bolivia in Peace in an agonizing way.
With a doublet of Hernan Crespo and a goal in the last minute of Juan Pablo Sorín They helped the national team to move forward in the classification world that organized the two aforementioned venues.
Curly He scored the first goal after a corner Juan Sebastian Veron and in the second goal he took advantage of the speed the ball takes at altitude to volley it into his rival’s goal. Sorinalso after a center of Verontied the match in the 91st minute.
Germany 2006: a victory after 33 years
José Néstor Pékerman He is a fundamental man of the lower divisions. Led by Hugo Tocalli as field assistant, he won the U-20 World Cup three times (Qatar 1995, Malaysia 1997 and Argentina 2001).
Castle he scored the only goal for the locals. However, Luciano Figueroa and Luciano Galletti They gave victory to Argentina that he had not gotten it since September 23, 1973 in it Hernando Siles of the Bolivian capital.
South Africa 2010: with Maradona on the bench and Messi on the field, it is better not to remember it
Diego Armando Maradona had been appointed by Julio Humberto Grondona as the successor of Alfio “Coco” Basile. For its part, Messi I was in a great moment Barcelona. With its two great legends, the Argentine national team was prepared in a Play off Distressing and complicated to qualify for the next World Cup event: South Africa 2010.
April 1, 2009 Maradona He put the following starting eleven: Juan Pablo Carrizo; Javier Zanetti, Martín Demichelis, Gabriel Heinze, Emiliano Papa; Maximiliano Rodríguez, Javier Mascherano, Fernando Gago, Luis González; Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez. In the second half they entered, Angel Di Maria by Rodriguez, Marcos Angeleri by Luis Gonzalez and Daniel Montenegro by You look.
Bolivia It came everywhere. Joaquin Bottero he scored a hat trick and a young Marcelo Moreno Martins (top scorer of Bolivia) scored his first goal for the Argentina. The national team did not reach the height and, despite the fact that Lucho González The match was temporarily tied, the local team was a barrage on the field. On the other hand, the Argentine cast was disconcerted by not getting used to playing in a place where height plays against them.
Bolivia thrashed by 6 to 1 to the Selection in which it was a black day for him argentine soccerwhile it was also one of the worst historical results, along with the similar defeat suffered by the Selection versus Czechoslovakia in Sweden 1958 and the 5 to 0 of Colombia of September 5, 1993.
“Every Bolivia goal was a dagger in the heart”he stated Maradona at a press conference.
Brazil 2014: a draw that didn’t hurt
Martins appeared again to give partial victory to Boliviawhile Ever Banega tied the match at the end of the first half after a cross from Clemente Rodriguez. This was the second match of Messi in Peacebut he still had to wait seven more years to win in the Hernando Siles.
Russia 2018: without Messi Argentina lost again
The best player in the world had a four-match ban for insulting a referee in a match against Chili in March 2017 and the team Edgardo Bauza suffered the lack of his maximum figure in a Play off for the heart attack.
Furthermore, you had to go to Peace. The locals became strong, they won by 2 to 0 (Moreno Martins converted again) and the classification to Russia 2018 was in danger.
During the Qualifiers, there were three coaches: Gerardo Martino: He resigned because the clubs did not give him the players for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Bauza: He directed just eight games and left. Jorge Sampaoli: He never managed to form a bond with the team.
He was prematurely eliminated from the world in view of France in the round of 16.
Qatar 2022: one of the first important victories of the “Scaloneta”
On October 13, 2020, the team Lionel Scaloni made history by beating Bolivia after 15 years in Hernando Siles. It was like that time 2005: Argentina started losing (with another goal from Moreno Martins) and turned it over with the scores of Lautaro Martínez and Joaquin Correa.
Furthermore, at the end of the match a mess broke out between both teams. “What’s wrong, baldy?”Told him Messi to a member of the technical staff of Cesar Faríastechnician of Bolivia.
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