Until where Lionel Scaloni He was convinced to begin Lionel Messi against Ecuador risk him suffering a deeper muscle injury, which could sideline him from the Copa América semi-final and final? How far is the technician Argentina extends to the mystery about the presence of ’10’ to confuse the rival coach, the Spaniard Felix Sanchez Bas?
The answers will be found shortly before Argentina-Ecuador, the quarterfinal clash will be held in Houston and will begin at three in the morning on Spanish Friday. It will take time Scaloni to define 11. And he loves that no one knows beforehand.
For now, Scaloni He spoke at the official pre-game press conference, hours before the final practice. There he said: “After seeing how everyone is, especially Leo, we will define the team. We are going to wait a little while. We will train in three hours and then we will make the decision. One more day is always better. “
The coach pointed out: “Yesterday (referring to Tuesday’s training, the first that Messi completed with his teammates) we had a good feeling. “Based on the response we have today, we will decide.”
Speak up Scaloni together Messi? He Lionel The coach answered: “I haven’t talked to him about his situation yet because it seems fair to wait until the last minute. Now I will speak. We’re only one day into the game. It seems only fair that he take his time and practice as much as possible. Before training we will talk and then we will decide. “I haven’t talked to him yet to find out what we’re going to do tomorrow.”
When they consulted Scaloni how much the presence or absence of Messi changes the formation of the team, if that depends on who will be the center forward (Julián Alvarez or Lautaro Martínez), the coach returned: “When Leo played, Julián played, played Lautaro too. Leo not playing annoys everyone, not just me. We will try to do it there. And without him, we will find the best for the team. It’s match to match. We build the team according to the opponent, seeing where we can hurt them. “That was always our idea.”
Source: La Verdad
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