This Tuesday, Chile and Argentina meet again for the Copa América, as has happened in the last four editions of the tournament. This time it will be on the second date of Group A of the competition, in a key duel, since La Roja could not win in its debut against Peru on Friday, so a defeat against the albiceleste would leave Ricardo Gareca’s squad complicated . For the world champion team it is also an important match, and this is what their coach Lionel Scaloni was responsible for highlighting.
The DT considers that the Chilean team is a very different rival from Canada, its opponent on the first day: “Our team plays based on how we can hurt the rival. We are going to put the one that best adapts to Chile. They are two rivals who play quite differently and we have taken our precautions. The team is always there, it responds to the expectations of each game”.
When delving deeper into Chile, Scaloni recalled two historic absentees from the Tigre roster: Arturo Vidal and Gary Medel. “It is a game that we have played a lot, I don’t think it is different from others. J.Let’s play how we have to. The players know that there are limits that cannot be crossed, they must be responsible for not leaving the team numerically inferior. Not having Gary Medel and Arturo Vidal against you can be a relief”he declared at a press conference.
Besides, He pointed out in the case of King, for whom he had special praise: “When he played, I felt identified with him. In addition to doing well, he never gave up a ball.”
However, in order not to argue, he made it clear that he respects Gareca’s decision not to call them: “Vidal and Medel are excellent players and have given a lot to Chile. I imagine that it will be difficult for the Chilean people (to assume that they are not called), but they are processes and Ricardo (Gareca) is doing it well.”.
One of the concerns after the Argentina premiere was the status of Lionel Messi. The man from Rosario received a hard tackle on his ankle at the end of the duel. Despite speculation, Scaloni assured that La Pulga “is fine, he trained every day normally and is fit to play.”
On the other hand, He avoided referring too much to the state of the MetLife Stadium field, the scene where the match against Chile will be played. It should be noted that in the first game, against the Canadians, the Albiceleste coach had strong criticism about the conditions of the grass. “I haven’t seen him on the field yet, I already said what I had to say. Now you have to adapt to what is there. He doesn’t want to influence that aspect, it’s the same for everyone. “There was too much talk and nothing can be done.”hill.
