Although it is no longer as strong, its great doubt Argentina is how many points it can reach Lionel Messi in the semi-final of America Cup against Canada at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, which will be played starting at 2 a.m. on Spanish Wednesday. Beyond the words filtering from the albiceleste intimacy, we’ll soon find out how Leo’s right adductor responds mid-game.
Messi suffered a minor strain to his right adductor against Chile. He did not play against Peru. He only returned in the quarterfinals against Ecuador. There he completed 90 minutes, but he was seen as too static, no explosion, no change of pace, with little participation. And on top of that he missed the first penalty of the series which again consecrated Dibu Martínez. It is clear that his presence against the Ecuadorians is not the best choice. This 37-year-old Leo, although he admits that he has not suffered any pain, admits that he is afraid of getting injured again. So he didn’t play for free.
After that story in Houston, Messi went through all the Albiceleste training sessions working with his teammates and did not feel any discomfort. In other words, they will go into this clash against Canada better than Ecuador, but the question is open. How many points will it take? Will Messi be seen in full?
Scaloni plans changes and Di María emerges in the eleven
More than the captain, the last training at the New York Red Bull stadium left some signs that reinforce the idea of Lionel Scaloni to change after the poor performance of the albiceleste against Ecuador. Angel Di María, a regular in the training eleven, is emerging as a starter. He has not played a single minute in the quarterfinal match, which is surprising, and he will replace Nicolás González.
The coach, on the other hand, evaluates a change in the middle of the attack. Julián Álvarez inside and Lautaro Martínez outside, who scored 4 of Argentina’s 6 goals and was the top scorer in the Copa América? It’s possible. This variant will have a direct link to Di María. If he puts Fideo (with less distance and recovery effort than Nico González), Scaloni usually chooses Julián as “9” (with greater wear, removal and pressure than Lautaro). It was a way to balance the team despite Inter’s scoring prowess.
A third tweak to the lineup has not been ruled out. It could be in midfield. Enzo Fernández has not yet reached his best form and in that area Argentina shows some weaknesses. In the penultimate training session, Scaloni tested the Chelsea midfielder, but also Leandro Paredes. One of the two will be with Rodrigo De Paul and Alexis Mac Allister.
On the other hand, there was a possibility that was considered and that was decided in this session. Marcos Acuña, who is coming off a muscle injury, continues to work in different ways and the chance for him to come in to shape a line of 5 defenders is diluted.
Right now, Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes or Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Angel Di María have been suggested as the 11 from Argentina who will be looking for another final. Today there will be a Scaloni conference and final training. There are more clues to be found.
Source: La Verdad
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