The coach of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scaloni, continues testing for the match this Tuesday at 11:50 p.m. against Costa Rica at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles and could include Walter Benítez, the former Quilmes goalkeeper who is very current in the team, as a starter. PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands. Benítez, one of the goalkeepers summoned along with Emiliano Martínez and Franco Armani, has not yet had his official presentation with the world champions,
Since taking office in 2018, Scaloni has given 45 players the opportunity to debut. But it would not be the only novelty that the National Team would present to face the team led by Gustavo Alfaro. In addition to Benítez, it is possible that Boca defender Nicolás Valentini and Italian Monza midfielder Valentín Carboni will gain their first minutes in the senior team. If not as starters, at least entering the second half like Alejandro Garnacho, Valentín Barco and Facundo Buonanotte did on Thursday night against El Salvador in Philadelphia.
What does seem to be a fact is that Nahuel Molina and Nicolás Otamendi will play from the beginning and that Cristian Romero, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes and Angel Di María will continue in their positions. We will have to wait for practice this Monday, the last one before the match to stipulate whether, in addition, Alexis Mac Allister regains his place in the midfield and Julián Álvarez goes for Lautaro Martínez in the center of the attack. As is his custom, Scaloni will dispel all doubts and give the official training a few hours before the game.
In statements to TyC Sports, Cristian “Cuti” Romero, the Tottenham defender from Córdoba, assured that they are “with the same enthusiasm as always” and stated that their intention is to “do things well at the club to have the possibility of being there.” in the National Team. “There is a beautiful group, very competitive and if I have the possibility of having several more years left in the National Team, it is to try to take this shield as high as possible,” he added.
Looking ahead to the next Copa América, Romero expressed that he sees the group “with a lot of enthusiasm, with the same ambition to leave the National Team at the top.” “Our main challenge is that after having achieved so much, knowing that this group wants to continue winning and making history. I think it depends on us in the end. We never look at who we have in front, it is to correct, improve and enhance our game. If we reach “At a good moment, we can all talk about being up there. Our main challenge is to reach the end,” Romero said.
2024-03-24 23:30:54
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