Scaloni: “The team always shows its face”

Lionel Scalonitechnician of Argentina national team, considered his team’s victory “deserved”, admitted that it won “at the most expected moment” and stressed that his team “always shows its face”. “It was a well-deserved victory. The game was not easy and was won at the least expected moment, but the team continued to attack. It was deserved because we made all the costs. chilli “They have been a very tough opponent,” he said in the press conference after the victory against Chile (1-0).

Regarding whether this match left him happier than the opening match against Canada, he highlighted: “They are different, but what must be remembered is that the team always shows its face. We did the things we suggested well and we played a good match . It shows the difficulty of this Copa América,” he added.

Scaloni assured that the match was as they imagined, “although there were nuances” and denied that it was a difficult match because of Chile’s strategy. “I saw Chile doing well. Ricardo (Gareca) conveys a calmness that this team needs. Chile played its game and I don’t think it was a brave game. It played its game and did it well.”

The coach emphasized that he nevertheless admitted that he experienced the match “a little more tense than normal, because the match was nice.” “I maintain a certain behavior and I told the referee to understand and he told me that there is no problem,” he added.

After explaining that he seeks “freshness” in the change of both sides and that he hopes that Enzo Fernández will continue – “because we will definitely need him in the next games” -, Scaloni reiterated that this is not a problem for Julián Álvarez to play together and Lautaro Martínez, but he puts who he considers all the time to give him more balance.

“Lautaro and Julián played together. The first person happy to score was him (Lautaro), the second was Julián and the third was me. Every game I will try to put the one that for that game I consider more great