The Argentine National Team He trained this Tuesday in Atlanta, three days before the debut of the America Cup versus Canada next Thursday at 9:00 p.m. and Lionel Scaloni outlines the team that presents, practically, the usual doubts: the midfield to solve the accompaniment of Rodrigo De PaulThe 9 (Lautaro Martínez either Julian Alvarez) and Messi’s other companion up front (Angel Di Maria either Nico Gonzalez).
The Argentine National Team had to travel half an hour to the training camp at Kennesaw University, very neat, very American. According to him, he was able to find out Clarionwas the best of the training camps that Conmebol had proposed.
There is only one logistical issue and that is that the gym for activation is in front, crossing a wide avenue, so the players arrive at the locker room, change, get back on the bus and go to that sector. Afterwards, they have to return for the second half on the main playing field of a complex in which there is also an auxiliary field, one for American football and another for lacrosse.
In the run-up to the practice, the first open to the press since they landed in Atlanta, there was a special visitor: he was Thiago Almada, world champion, who was left out of the pre-list for the Copa América because he will go to the Olympic Games. There were talks, kisses and hugs with his teammates, as a welcome because he is one of the kings of Atlanta United, in the MLS.
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Messi with a pure smile, an unexpected visit and Scaloni who gives no clues
In the 15 minutes that the press was able to attend, there was room for everything: complicit conversations, laughter, games in the lead-up and a “madman” who had three main “victims.”
Marcos Acuña, Gonzalo Montiel and Lucas Martínez Quarta They took four passes of 20 touches to recover the ball and earned the ridicule of the rest of the members of the Scaloneta.
There was no indication from Scaloni regarding the probable starting team, since it would take until very close to the game against Canada to define the doubts he maintains. The coach scheduled a closed training session for this Tuesday in which it would be the strong football test, before giving the usual press conference on Wednesday and the last practice, semi-open for the press.
The doubts have been raised since the friendlies with victories over Ecuador and Guatemala: who accompanies Rodrigo De Paul in the middle -of Leandro Paredes, Alexis MacAllister and Enzo Fernandez two would play -, the left winger with Nicolas Gonzalez either Angel Di Maria and the center forward with Julian Alvarez either Lautaro Martínez.
The eleven? Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister or Enzo Fernández; Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez or Julián Álvarez; and Nicolás González or Di María.
