For the match against Brazil, one of the most anticipated crosses of South American qualifiersthe technical director of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scalonithrobbed the confrontation and confirmed that the midfielder Rodrigo de Paul will be within the 11th, after the meeting against Uruguay for a physical discomfort. Beyond the entrance of Atlético Madrid player, he said There will be no major modifications in the team.
This Tuesday from 21, the “Scaloneta” will receive in him Monumental to the Brazilian combined by date 14 of the qualifiers for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada 2026. “It is a good game to show that the team is still in force and the idea is a good game against a great rival,” said the coach.
Hours before, the Brazilian striker Raphinha He had assured that they would “beat up” Argentina, although Scaloni chose not to respond directly: “I did not deepen the statements of the Brazilian players. It is always an important gamebut It is still football. You have to remember the Image from Messi and Neymarwith that we have to stay, being together and being friends. “
In that sense, Scaloni sought to lower the tone to the debate and remarked: “Each wants to win, But it doesn’t have to pass. Racism is out of our heads. People I hope you will encourage the Argentine National Team and nothing more. “
Lionel Scaloni advanced the approach that will propose to Brazil: “We will try to harm them from the control of the ball”
As for football, the DT analyzed the agonizing victory of the opponent last week against Colombia, to climb to third place in the table, and said: “There are moments
Where you You can dominate and moments where they dominate you. You have to be prepared for everything, Brazil is one of the world’s largest teams. We are going to try to play our game, in the opposite field if possible. “
In this regard, he added: “I imagine that it will be a match similar to Uruguaybut hope it’s more similar to the second half than the first. Having a base is always a tranquility and allows you to make touch -ups That they notice less, that the boys who enter can contribute their grain of sand, “he added.
Argentina’s last victory over Brazil in Buenos Aires was on June 8, 2005, 20 years ago, and it is a streak that World Champions They will seek to break on Tuesday night of the Monumental stadium. On this adverse data, Scaloni said: “It is a statistic. It will ever break. Hopefully it is tomorrow, but nothing happens, it is a statistic. It is an important party, but it is still to consolidate, continue along the same lines. Everything else is important for you, but the best for us It is to continue growing as a team. It is one pretty proves to show our people that the team is still in force And, beyond number or statistics, make a good game. “
Regarding the strategy that Argentina will carry out on the field, he pointed out that before the power of Brazil on offense, “you have to know how to counteract their weapons, be attentive and try to harm them from the control of the ball.”
“We will try to be protagonists with the ball, we believe we can dispute the ball. One can have one idea and leave another, so you have to be prepared for a change in the plan that one had thought. With the players we have available, our goal will be to gain the dominance of the ball to be effective with it, “he added.
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