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The Argentine national team won a key match 1-0 against Chili to get a ticket to the quarterfinals of the America Cup. The current champion took 87 minutes to open the result and achieved its second consecutive victory after the excellent debut with victory against Canada to the joy of the coach. Lionel Scaloniwhich left different definitions at a press conference.
“It was a deserved victory, the game was not easy, and it was won at the least expected moment because it was already going away. But the team continued to believe, attacking. Argentina made all the expenses, but they have been a very tough rival. Chile is working very well, Ricardo (Gareca) is doing a great job,” he praised his opponent and his compatriot DT as part of his analysis.
In addition to the tension that the game offered, uncertainty was added due to the captain’s gestures of pain Lionel Messi in the right adductor. “I didn’t speak with Leo after the match. He ended up playing. He did the race with Ángel (Di María) and Lautaro (Martínez) for 50 meters and it is the last image I have. I can’t say more because I didn’t see them,” she explained. “His adductor got a little stressed”added Draw Martínez. “What do I know? I ended up playing. It bothers me a little. I hope it’s just the inconvenience and that it’s nothing serious.”Diez himself contributed, which worried everyone in the delegation.
In any case, there is a possibility that the captain, who is brand new 37 years old, will at least not play the entire match on Saturday against Peru, for the last date of Group A. “What must be noted is that the team always gives the face somehow. The things we proposed, we did. It went well and we played a good game. I don’t know if it’s better or worse, but this is the difficulty of this Copa América. We are satisfied because now we will be able to enjoy a few days and make the kids who also deserve it play.”, he anticipated.
“For the next game, the only thing fair, and I think it will be, is for the boys who have not played these two games to play, because I need to see them and they deserve it,” he hammered.
OTHER DEFINITIONS OF SCALONI
The mettle of the National Team in rough matches
“The team always has that attitude when the game gets rough; It doesn’t shrink.”
The change of the two sides
Why did I take them out? Looking for ‘fresqueza’, which is freshness in Italian. I’m already using every word…
The bid between Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez
“They have played together, but there is a question of balance. We are happy that Lautaro scored the goal. The first one who is happy is him, the second is Julián and the third is me.”
The evolution of Enzo Fernández
“We saw Enzo that he is fine, that he is recovering what he is. We gave him the opportunity to play, we believed that it was important for him to play because we need them for the next games and I am of the idea that the sooner we have him, the better. We could have waited one more game, but… Leandro (Paredes) could have played as a 5, today we chose Alexis because he had played with Enzo against Peru in Lima and we liked him. “They are decisions that you make based on what you are looking for from the team.”
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Dibu Martínez’s key saves
“In the end, for goalkeepers it is a problem when they do not have work and they have to always be attentive to what may happen. He saved us twice, welcome, we are happy for him.”
The chances for Garnacho and Carboni
“It is possible that they will play, but we will see because we have more than 10 players on the bench. I have to do the math, I still haven’t looked at how to make the team. The logical thing would be for them to have a few minutes because they are kids who contribute a lot to us, and they are behaving very well, they are watching their teammates compete and that is good.”
How the meeting was experienced
“A little more tense than normal because the game was nice. Normally, I maintain a certain behavior at times. I even told it to the referee, who has to understand it. He told me there was no problem.”
The curious round trip with a journalist from Dolores
-Ezequiel Suárez, from Dolores, Province of Buenos Aires, Radio Compromiso
-You wrote me a WhatsApp, huh? How do you have my number? Now that I see your face, who gave you my phone? Ha. They don’t have to give you the phone.
-Dresses? I tell after. Then we talked, a mutual friend. We talk later. You never answered either.
-Normally, I don’t answer with all due respect.
