This Tuesday La Roja faces Argentina for the second date of the group stage of the Copa America 2024and Jorge Valdivia analyzed the team’s squad and commented on Ricardo Gareca’s options for this duel.
In the opinion of the former footballer, the coach could make some changes, especially in the midfield, pointing out that the midfielders in this match should be Erick Pulgar and Rodrigo Echeverría. “Personally, if I want to have a chance of reaching the last game of the group with a chance to qualify for the quarterfinals, without a doubt he would enter with a double 5, with Pulgar and Echeverríato give more containment and security to the team,” he commented on Radio ADN.
In addition, the Magician pulled the ear of someone on the team even though he thinks he should play: Marcelino Nunez.
“Marcelino has to play, be humble, understand that the bastards are other peoplein the good sense of the word. When I say that he has to play, I mean that he has to be involved, make a difference, he has the conditions and shows personality at certain moments, but he has to give and contribute more,” said Valdivia.
For the former Colo Colo, in attack Gareca will have to choose well against Argentina, since he would like to see Darío Osorio, who despite not having had the best performance in the duel against Peru, there are many expectations he generates.
“Always give Osorio to me, I would like him to be able to play. The coach has to resolve that scenario. If he bets on Osorio, he also has to protect himself in the middle of the field,” Mago Valdivia concluded.
