Scaloni assured that he saw Messi well, but did not confirm him as a starter

Scaloni assured that he saw Messi well, but did not confirm him as a starter

October 11, 2023 – 12:53

The Argentine national team coach gave a conference prior to the match against Paraguay, where he did not confirm the ownership of Lionel Messi, who recently recovered from an injury.

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The day before the match argentine national team in view of Paraguay by South American Qualifiersyes, the coach Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference. There, he was optimistic with Messi but it did not confirm its ownership, nor did it clear up the doubt between Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martínez.

Scaloni He assured that he saw it “good” to Lionel Messi and? “could be there from the beginning” in the match in which the national team will receive tomorrow Paraguay by Qualifiers.

We saw Messi well, he could be there from the beginning. “He needs one more practice, but I’ll talk to him later.”Scaloni expressed in a press conference he gave this afternoon.

Scaloni, on the presence of Messi

“The decision first is to see how he feels. Second, we have another game in four days. He can play 80 minutes and nothing with Peru, or he can play both 90 minutes and be fine. It’s not that easy. If he’s available, you know what I think”.

“We still have a training session and for him one more is important. We saw him well and I will talk first to decide if he plays at the start or not. Based on that the team can change, but I have to talk to him about it and above all that he is well, “That we are convinced that he can play from the start. He looked good. Based on that we will see the rest of the team.”

The chance that Julián and Lautaro play together

“The nines have played together, in the previous conference they told me no, but they have played together from the start. I am open to many things, it will depend on the game and if we believe that they have to play together. It would not be a problem, beyond “They are both nines, they are different and they can play. First we are going to see what is best for the game and based on that we will decide,” the coach commented on the matter.

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