The Argentina National Team will face Ecuador this Thursday at 10:00 p.m. at the NRG Stadium in Houston, with Andrés Matonte and Leodán González as referees on the VAR, for the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa América in the United States. This Wednesday, from 8:00 p.m., the team led by Lionel Scaloni has its last training session thinking about the direct elimination duel and the coach would make several changes with respect to what was the 2-0 victory over Peru with a double by Lautaro Martínez, and the main focus was on the recovery of Lionel Messi, who is emerging as a starter.
The captain of the Albiceleste finished the match with a 1-0 victory over Chile with an overload in the rectus femoris of his right leg and was not present against the Peruvians as a precaution. On Monday, already feeling better, he did part of the work alongside the rest of his teammates and on Tuesday, like this Wednesday, he did it completely normally. At football time, the captain moved around without problems, so there is no reason to believe that he will be a substitute and he is expected to start for the match.
Scaloni referred precisely to the possible inclusion of the Flea and revealed that he would reach a conclusion after speaking with him before the training session in which he eventually took part with his teammates. “I have not yet spoken about his situation. Because it seems fair to me to wait until the last moment. Today I will speak, surely, because it is one day before the match and it seemed fair to me that he takes his time and trains as much as possible. Before training I will speak with him and then we will make the decision. I have not yet had a talk with him to see what we are going to do tomorrow.”
With Messi, the eleven is taking shape
There has been speculation lately that Angel Di Maria’s presence in the starting line-up of the Argentina National Team depended on Lionel Messi’s. For this occasion, the first signs seem to indicate that Fideo will be a substitute against Ecuador. This is due to the fact that Scaloni’s last test featured Nicolas Gonzalez on the left, accompanied by Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez and Rodrigo De Paul in midfield. Meanwhile, the attack would have Lautaro Martinez as a central striker, alongside Messi.
As for the rest of the team, there were not too many doubts: Emiliano Martínez will be the goalkeeper, while Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez and Nicolás Tagliafico will make up the defensive line.
In this way, the probable eleven that will seek passage to the semifinals in the Copa America would be with: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Gonzalez; Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez.
2024-07-04 02:34:17
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