Lionel Scaloni spoke again about his continuity in the Argentine National Team

From Miami, where the Argentine National Team This Monday he will begin his preparation for the Copa America 2024coach Lionel Scaloni once again referred to his continuity and left a forceful statement about his future.

“I already had the bad moment of November. I needed to gather strength and express myself. Today I am fine. I will be here until the president of AFA decides otherwise,” said the coach this Sunday night.

Scaloni, furthermore, referred to the non-inclusion of Paulo Dybala on the list for the Copa América, perhaps the most notable absence from the roster.

“It is the most painful part of being a coach. It’s not easy to leave someone out. Dybala did not come due to a question of positions and the list we have in mind. There are some boys who we have to evaluate for their physical conditions,” said the coach.

Regarding Lionel Messi’s present, Scaloni highlighted that “after the injury he has played and the good thing is that he has had continuity”, and said: “We see him fully, tomorrow we will talk more when he comes to the concentration.”

What Lionel Scaloni said about Paulo Dybala’s absence

In the run-up to the start of work in Miami for the Copa America 2024coach Lionel Scaloni referred for the first time to the absence of Paulo Dybala on the list.

The world champion striker, with a good presence in Roma, was the big absence on the list for the continental competition, which was a surprise with the roster of 29, which he will have to cut in the coming days.

“It is the most painful part of being a coach. It’s not easy to leave someone out. Dybala did not come due to a question of positions and the list we have in mind. There are some boys who we have to evaluate for their physical conditions,” said the coach.

In this context, Scaloni had heartfelt words for the attacker. “When you leave a player out, especially in the conditions in which we had to do it, it’s always difficult. We have a special affection for him, but We always say that the team comes first“, held.

“Given the circumstances, especially in positions where we had some problems, We made the decision to put together this list. With all the pain in the world, because we know what he gave us, it is a decision we make. It is the ugliest thing about being a coach, we accept it, we have to do it and it is difficult“, insisted the DT.

In this context, when delving into the list, the man from Puja said he had “inconveniences” in some positions due to physical reasons. “It’s a different list. We have some players with problems and, in the end, you have to make decisionsabove all because “It has to be a balanced list and you can’t have five or six players in the same position.”.

“If we had not had physical problems with some players, it would have been different not only with him (Dybala), but with other boys who are not there either,” the coach concluded.