Scaloni prepares changes to face Brazil and Di María returns to start

Scaloni prepares changes to face Brazil and Di María returns to start

The front emblem of the Argentine national team Angel Di Maria emerges as the great bet of the world champions in next Tuesday’s classic at the Maracaná, where they will seek to finish with a historical record of Brazil in the South American Qualifiers.

“Fideo” Di María, architect of the consecrating victory in the Copa América 2021 in that same scenario in Rio de Janeiro, starts in a privileged position among the possible changes analyzed by the coach Lionel Scaloni.

The Benfica player from Portugal started from the bench in the defeat against Uruguay last Thursday, and his record in the most important matches gives him a handicap to return to the starting eleven.

Not only did he decide that final on July 11, 2021 at the Maracaná, he also scored as a scorer in the Finalissima against Italy at Wembley and in the final with France at the World Cup in Qatar. His overall campaign with the “Albiceleste” includes 135 games, 29 goals and the same number of assists.

His eventual incorporation into the starting lineup of the National Team means the departure of the Fiorentina forward Nicolas Gonzalezpresent from the start in the five previous qualifying matches for the United States-Canada-Mexico 2026.

The Argentine team returned to work this afternoon at the Lionel Andrés Messi facility in Ezeiza, with no indication on the field about the team that will play against Brazil, but with that primary idea in the minds of the coaching staff.

A second, less concrete possibility would be the inclusion of a fourth midfielder.always by Nico González, to reinforce a sector in which Argentina was surpassed in the Rio de la Plata classic.

If he opts for that chance, three players will compete for ownership: Leandro Paredesmore positional; Exequiel Palaciosmore balanced, and Giovani Lo Celsowith a more offensive characteristic.

So the probable Argentine formation would be with Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi and Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernández; Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Di María.

The world champions will return to the Maracaná since that continental consecration in 2021 with the aim of inflicting Brazil’s first home defeat in the entire history of the Qualifiers.

The “Canarinha” arrives urgently for results, in an atypical context: it has accumulated two consecutive defeats in the Conmebol competition and is under the command of the Fluminense coach, Fernando Diniz, who is currently acting as interim.

After going 37 games without defeats in the Qualifiers, Brazil lost its undefeated record with Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay in Montevideo, last October, and last Thursday they lost to Colombia (2-1) in Barranquilla, after starting the game with an advantage .

To make matters worse, they lost Real Madrid forward Vinicius Júnior to injury, who represents their best player in the absence of the injured Neymar, who will only be able to return to the field next year.

The losses of the five-time world champions are counted with both hands since other players with a stable presence in the previous Tite cycle will not be available either.

Goalkeeper Ederson (Manchester City), defenders Éder Militao (Real Madrid) and Danilo (Juventus); Midfielders Casemiro (Manchester United) and Lucas Paquetá (West Ham) and attackers Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) and Antony (Manchester United) will not be in the game.

Argentina, leader of the Qualifiers with 12 points, will resume its agenda this Sunday with a new practice from 10:30 in Ezeiza, behind closed doors.

The South American soccer superclassic will be played this Tuesday from 9:30 p.m. with refereeing by Chilean Piero Maza.

Source: Ambito

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