10/10/2024 17:15hs.
Lionel Scaloni He surprised ahead of the match between the Argentine National Team and Venezuela on date 9 of the Qualifiers, ahead of the next World Cup in 2026. And not only because he put his hand into the team and included Germán Pezzella and Thiago Almada among the starters. No: the coach too He had to modify his usual way of forming the substitute bench.
After confirming the absences of Cristian Romero (accumulation of yellow cards), Nicolás González (strain), Alejandro Garnacho (left knee discomfort), Paulo Dybala (flexor discomfort) and Valentín Carboni (left knee injury), The world champion Deté had to improvise and put together the official match sheet with all the players available for the first time in his entire stay.. That is to say: no one was left out of the bank.
Given this unpublished data, for example, Julio Soler It will be one of the alternatives for Scaloni despite not having any training with the National Team: The left back of Lanús was called up after the loss of Acuña and after having an outstanding performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The youth player could not train alongside his teammates in the United States because he did not have a visa.
Likewise, at the bank they will wait for an opportunity Facundo Goodnight -he was summoned as an emergency due to the casualties of Dybala and González- and Nicolas Pazwho returned to a call after a good start to the season with Como in Italy.
Along those lines, too Alexis Mac Allister He will occupy a place next to Scaloni, although it is most likely that he will not add minutes: the Liverpool midfielder causes muscle fatigue which forced him to leave in the match against Crystal Palace. And although he did not suffer any muscle injury, they will probably decide to preserve him for Tuesday’s match against Bolivia, at the Monumental.
Scaloni did not leave anyone out of the substitute bench. (AFP)
This is how Argentina forms
The national team would have: Gerónimo Rulli; Nahuel Molina, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Giovani Lo Celso, Thiago Almada; Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez.
On the bench, meanwhile, will be Walter Benítez, Juan Musso, Lisandro Martínez, Exequiel Palacios, Gonzalo Montiel, Leonardo Balerdi, Julio Soler, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister, Nicolás Paz, Facundo Buonanotte and Lautaro Martínez.
The casualties for the double qualifying date
By obligation, the casualties will be Emiliano Martínez and Cristian Romero. El Dibu was suspended by FIFA for two dates for two reasons: the celebrations classified as “inappropriate” after winning the Copa América and the attack on the television camera after the defeat against Colombia. For his part, Cuti received a yellow card in Barranquilla and reached the fifth, which will lead him to look at the match vs. Venezuela.
In terms of injuries, the attack is one of the most affected areas. Over the last few days, Nicolás González, Alejandro Garnacho and Paulo Dybala have resigned. The first, who had been playing a great role as a natural replacement for Ángel Di María, suffered an accident to the rectus femoris of his right leg. Garna, who could have taken his place, also stayed in Europe due to knee pain. And La Joya was not present in Roma’s last game due to flexor discomfort.
The sixth casualty of the Argentine National Team for the match with Venezuela had been Marcos Acuña. The left back, who had a greater participation in the last double date of the Qualifiers due to the absence of Nicolás Tagliafico, had to leave due to a muscle discomfort in River’s 0-0 against Platense and, after carrying out studies, it was determined that he would not travel to the Miami concentration. Germán Pezzella could have suffered the same fate, due to a blow to the ear, but he finally moved to the United States.
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