Flags, shirts and photos of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona decorated the streets of the American city. There was a lot of passion and confidence ahead of the match between the world champions and the next World Cup host.
Argentina had an auspicious debut in the Copa America with a 2-0 victory over Canada and then added two victories against Chile (1-0) and Peru (2-0). In the quarterfinals, it eliminated Ecuador by winning 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in the 90 minutes.
“I don’t know what team Canada will put out and beyond the strengths they have in certain areas of the court, we will put out a team that can counteract them and hurt them,” said the Lionel Scaloni in the run-up to the match.
“Canada has made things difficult for everyone and we will try to make the game go our way with our game, and with our weapons we hope to win the game in our favor.”he added.
Scaloni did not give any clues about the starting eleven he will put out against the Canucks, but suggested that he is considering the lineup of Angel Di Maria and Messi, as they were from the start against the Americans in their debut on June 20 in Atlanta.
“It’s a possibility, they’ve played together, they’ve both been on the bench and the team has responded. That’s the peace of mind we have, but yes, it’s a possibility.”
Scaloni stressed that for Argentina, world champion and defending continental champion, the goal is to “go all the way” and that the team’s competitive spirit since the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, where it finished third, remains.
Source: Ambito
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