Lionel Scaloni, facing the crossroads with Peru: “We have to play a serious game”

Lionel Scaloni, facing the crossroads with Peru: “We have to play a serious game”

November 18, 2024 – 19:37

The coach highlighted the rival’s qualities and warned that “he needs the points and will make it difficult.” He also highlighted that “he has experienced players in defense and good footing.”

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Looking ahead to this Tuesday’s match against Peru, and after having fallen with poor performances before Paraguay, the technical director of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scaloniassured that tomorrow “we have to play a serious game”. He also assured that he has confidence in the team and stressed that they have to show that “they were a lot of time together.”

The match will be played this Tuesday starting at 9 p.m. in La Bombonera for the 12th round of the South American Qualifiers and Argentina will seek to remain as the only leader. Regarding the meeting with Paraguay, the DT suffered casualties like those of Nahuel Molina and Cristian “Cuti” Romero and called Giuliano Simeone as reinforcement, highlighting its versatility to play on both wings. On the other hand, he trusted that Nicolas Tagliafico He will be available for the game after having been taken care of in recent days.

Lionel Scaloni analyzed the rival and remarked: “Peru needs the points”

As for what the match will be like from a football perspective, Scaloni analyzed that “Peru needs the points and will make it difficult.” He also highlighted that the team led by Uruguayan Jorge Fossati “has experienced players in defense and good footing. The number of points is sometimes deceiving.”

In turn, he referred to the defeat against Paraguay and highlighted: “Beyond the fact that we lost the other day, The team will follow its line and will always try to play and create situations“, he assured and rescued that, despite the bad result against Paraguay, “losing and seeing how the team recovers also gives good reflections“.

He also stressed the importance of maintain the base of the Copa América champion teamensuring that players continue to show exceptional commitment: “Their response it’s wonderfulthey are here and they are happy.”

To close, the coach reflected on the demands of the football year, marked by the success in the Copa América and the start of the Qualifiers: “It’s been a long year. Luckily we pulled it off, but it requires a lot of energy to be here,” he concluded.

Source: Ambito

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