Argentina and Mascherano suffered a blow in their World Cup

Javier Mascheranoon the edge of the playing field, trying not to lose his composure. Augustine Giaythe captain of San Lorenzocrying restlessly, clasping his hands together and begging for forgiveness, knowing that he did not respond as expected to the two goals of Nigeria. Valentine Boatthe early star of MouthHe looked blank as a member of the coaching staff came over to comfort him. luka romerotaught in the past as new messi, the former Majorca who now plays for Lazio, bit his lip… Argentina He was left out of the Under 20 World Cup he played only for being the host country, which was chosen after FIFA dropped Bangladesh as a venue. It was a goodbye that was as surprising as it was premature.

It is also a very hard blow to Mascherano– coach. He was the Argentine Sub 20 driver who suffered a fatal impact in the South American and was unable to qualify for it. worldthat’s later Argentina organized by the quick management of Claudio Tapia (AFA president), it is very good to take advantage of the momentum of the appointment of Messi and company in Qatar 2022 and stay at the last minute in the organization of this World Cup.

Assume that Argentina It will be more competitive in the World Cup than the South American, the qualifying event which was not attended by the talents playing in Europe. The group stage, with accessible rivals (Uzbekistan, Nicaragua and New Zealand), it’s a parade. It allowed a team without much film production to go through a period of growth.

However, in the second round it was his turn Nigeriain his physical power. And Argentina was far from the star of their names, so in this decisive match they did not play a minute or Maximo Perrone (Manchester City) neither matias soule (Juventus). Román Vega, from Barcelona B, also did not enter. The only “Europeans” not on the list because their clubs did not release them are Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) and Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton).

Mascherano He showed his face: “It hurts our souls. It’s sad and frustrating for everyone. There are ways and means to get rid of it. We did everything to win the game. Sometimes the merits conflict with the outcome. In the last 20 minutes of the first half we were clear dominators and the second half was all ours. The situations were there and the ball didn’t want to go in. We know that any defensive imbalance in these competitions is paid for, but we had two oversights and we paid too much for it. Nothing to say. We left with the peace of mind of having found the team we wanted to see. You have to swallow poison and endure it.”

the appearance of Mascherano it is debatable. Actually, his team at zero to zero did not command as his DT declared. Argentina’s clear dominance came in the last 25 minutes of the match, when it was behind. It is true that from there he made merits to tie, although he had no excellence. But just as he failed in the 0-1 goal (Ibrahim Muhammad did it), he was also wrong in the 0-2 (Rilwanu Sarki scored it). So, if he does not hit the ball in the rival area and does not know how to protect himself, neither Argentina nor the coach has much to claim.

What will Mascherano do, who resigned after the South American and then continued because they convinced him? The former Barcelona himself responded: “You have to differentiate what happened in South America from what happened in this World Cup. The team is up to this. I have a great relationship with Chiqui and I will continue as long as he wants to. You know my resignation is on your desk. I will continue if they believe I am good for it”.