“Both (Pablo) Aimar and I are not going to be able to be part of the delegation. Pablo has been in his house for several days due to close contact. I completed the isolation several days ago, but I continue to test positive. To enter Chile you need a negative”, the Argentine DT had explained in a virtual press conference.
For this reason, those who headed the Argentine delegation are Walter Samuel, Roberto Ayala and Diego Placente, while the members were delayed waiting for the new swabs in Chilean territory.
Upon arrival in Chile, the Argentine team was not considered well received and goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez expressed it with ironic messages on social networks.
In addition, Scaloni had confirmed that he will not be able to count on Alexis MacAllister, for testing positive for coronavirus, and Emiliano Buendía, who was his close contact and therefore both are isolated.
Scaloni said that he is already “recovered” but the PCR analysis continues to be positive, so he cannot enter Chile, whose health laws require him to be negative.
“I clarify that I feel good. I am cured, but the PCR continues to give me positive. That is the problem. I am in a position to be here, what I cannot do is enter Chile.”
Regarding the absence of captain Lionel Messi for this double qualifying date, Scaloni acknowledged that they would “love” the PSG player “to be here”.
“I spoke with him and he told me that the Covid affected him a lot. It is important that he gets well, and that is why I decided that the best thing was for him to stay at his club,” he said.
Scaloni was somewhat “annoyed” by MacAllister’s positive, which also affected Buendía, because “one of the two capable was going to start.”
“The team has decided but, with everything we are going through, it is impossible to communicate it. Arriving in Chile they will do PCR and tomorrow we will have the results,” he said.
Regarding how he thinks the match against Chile will be, which will also have the seasoning of Calama’s height, Scaloni expressed hope that Argentina will be “a well planted team against a very tough rival”.
“It will be a very difficult match. Chile is a rival that knows what it wants. They did not get some results and now they will want to win yes or yes. I hope that the players who are going to go out on the court continue to show that they are up to the task. We must provide different game alternatives. We believe that it may be a good time to try other things,” he emphasized.
Source From: Ambito
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