Scaloni: "The tribute to Maradona will never end"

Lionel Scaloni, coach of the Argentina national team, assured that the salute before the Finalissima this Wednesday between Italy and Argentina at Wembley will be “fair and will never end, because in all the stadiums in the world there is always a salute to Maradona . “.

“We want to win because it’s a title, but the most important thing is to continue the game line between now and November. We’ll do it tomorrow”, Scaloni said today at the pre-match press conference.

Regarding the rounds and possible changes, Scaloni said: “This team has shown that other players have played in certain positions and performed the same. I’m not worried, what I’m worried about are the starters tomorrow will be 100%, They have not fully recovered. “

Enjoyed the week in Bilbao

“We have trained like never before”, Scaloni continued about the work in Bilbao in the last days. “Because the last time we had a long week to prepare was before the Copa América. It was the time of most of the training we had since I was on the national team. We sorted things out, repeating the things we became. doing well. I liked having these days. “

Scaloni also spoke about the tribute to Maradona and said it was something “fair” and that “it won’t end.” “There’s always a tribute to him in every stadium in the world.”

Praise to Italy

Argentina, who are 31 consecutive games unbeaten, will face European rivals such as Italy, which seeks to remove the bad taste in its mouth of not being able to participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

“They should not be left behind in the World Cup, we are talking about the winner of the European Championship. It is a team of the highest level in the world. They are left behind for aspects of football like sometimes the ball is You didn’t come in. Mancini gave the team an identity that I hadn’t gotten in years, “Scaloni said.