Lionel Scaloni Reveals Two Players Included in Argentina’s Copa América Squad

Lionel Scaloni confirmed two players on the Copa América list

The Argentine team, despite some weight losses and the change of opponents, sought to get the most out of this friendly tour in the United States.After the 3-1 victory against Costa RicaLionel Scaloni provided an assessment of what happened during this March window and was encouraged to anticipate two names on the list of those called up to compete in the Copa América, the great objective of the Albiceleste in 2024.

“We are satisfied with the tour, happy with how the games went. It was seen that they were not easy rivals and that everyone made things difficult. The second game helped us a lot, I saw a very mature team. We found ourselves with the game down and in the second half the team played a very good 20/25 minutes. Happy with that. We are going to encounter games like this, and it works for us,” the world champion coach in Qatar 2022 began his analysis.

The native of Pujato also pointed out two of the debutants (goalkeeper Walter Benítez and midfielder Valentín Carboni) and the first start for attacker Alejandro Garnacho: “Walter is happy, he played a good game despite the difficulty he had, because The game was not easy, he played a good game. The same as Garnacho, Carboni, who are guys who can contribute to us and we will see if in the future they will continue to be with us or not. It is not easy to play with this shirt and these rivals who make it difficult for you.”

Although he does not like to leak too much information, Scaloni on this occasion was encouraged to anticipate two of the members of the roster to compete in the next Copa América: “(Walter Benítez) He is on the list, it is a possibility. In the world of football you never know. Today he is here and he will have his big chance, it is evident that he has come with us. Guarantee none, only those who did not come (Lionel Messi). The rest pick and shovel. Well, we’re going to put Fide in too. He has it guaranteed.” Ángel Di María, in addition toscore a great goal from a free kick, in the absence of La Pulga, he was in charge of wearing the captain’s armband. The Albiceleste will be the top seed in Group A, where they will face Peru, Chile and Canada.

“The first 15 or 20 minutes we were good, we had chances. But I think the game was on the right side, with Ángel (María) wide open and Nahuel (Molina) doubling and with Lo Celso between the lines. What happened is that in the first half we wanted to go inside and they chased and had three centre-backs. We didn’t understand the game well. In the second half we corrected, we saw that the game was on the outside with Molina’s doubles, with Garnacho’s 1 on 1 and with the arrivals of the interiors. It went well and they understood it very easily,” he explained after the victory with goals from Ángel Di María, Alexis MacAllister and Lautaro Martínez (Manfred Ugalde had opened the scoring for the Ticos). And then he added: “We saw how they played in Costa Rica, it was just as we prepared it, but in soccer one plus one is not two, things happen and we have to correct them. They are a good team, they have their validity and they will compete. As I always say, there is no easy rival.”

To close, he praised the large number of variants it has to make up the midfield: “The team always had good-footed midfielders. Exequiel (Palacios) did not come in this one, Guido (Rodríguez) is outside. We always had good players, there are plenty of them. Thiago (Almada) is with the Under 23s, he could play there. There are many players, they are positions where we are well covered. If someone’s performance drops, there is someone else to play. Nobody can relax.” Lionel Scaloni also has names in that area of ​​the field such as Giovani Lo Celso, Alexis MacAllister, Enzo Fernández, Leandro Paredes and Rodrigo De Paul, among others.

2024-03-27 09:54:34
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