The coach of the argentine national team, Lionel Scaloniannounced today at a conference that if the captain Lionel Messi this “good”will start this Tuesday against Peruin Limeby Qualifiers for him World Cup 2026. Thus, he did not confirm the starting eleven either.
“Messi is adding training and if he is well he will play”expressed Scaloni at the beginning of the press conference he gave this afternoon in Ezeiza.
Lionel Scaloni: the most notable phrases from the press conference
On whether Messi can play together with Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez:
“These are match decisions. Today we are fine as we are and perhaps we would not need to break the balance, but we are open to everything depending on the match. The idea is that two forwards always play, then they have different characteristics.”
Scaloni, the probable team against Peru:
“There may be some variation in the team, especially thinking about how some guys are physically. We always try to get those who are at one hundred or close to one hundred. Today it is very difficult for everyone to be at their maximum in these games, but there may be some variant.”
Lautaro Martínez’s lack of a goal does not worry him:
“He is the second scorer after Leo. We are not worried. Lautaro is one of ours and we love him. I didn’t even talk about this issue with him. We are not worried, I don’t know if he is, I imagine not. The other day he did “a spectacular game and there’s not much more to say.”
Scaloni referred to Los Pumas and the Rugby World Cup semi-finals:
“Heroic, exciting. It gives you goosebumps. It’s what we want from any Argentine athlete, that self-love and that desire. They are an example and what they transmit fills us with pride. You can win or lose, but that feeling of team is what we all take away. Exciting”.
Source: Ambito
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