in the previous of the match between Argentina and Colombia for the 16th date of the Qualifiers that takes place at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba, two of the national team leaders who could not be on the field, appeared on their social networks living the preview of the match against the coffee growers and putting up with his teammates. It was about Lionel Messi and Leandro Paredeswho published images of how they prepared in the anteroom.
Leo was absent for this double date, something that was agreed with the coach Lionel Scalloni, because the Rosario crack had COVID-19 in early January and delayed his recovery. As the albiceleste cast is already classified, the coach agreed with the team captain that it would be best for him to stay in France, where he returned to play with his club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He played 28 minutes in the 4-0 win against Reims in Ligue 1, but this Monday they were eliminated from the French Cup on penalties -at home- against Nice, their escort in the French championship.
The flea He uploaded a story on his Instagram account in which the television that at that time was broadcasting the warm-up exercises of his teammates in Córdoba is seen.
In the case of Wallsthe midfielder who also plays in the PSGhad to return to Europe since in the match against Chile last Thursday, which was a 2-1 victory in Calama, received the second yellow card and could not be present in the match against those led by Reinaldo Rueda. “Let’s go Argentina” put the former Boca Juniors player, while also observing the previous work of the National Team on the Cordovan lawn.
The containment midfielder has a greater arena in the albiceleste cast than in the Parisian team and has all the confidence of DT Scaloni, who from the beginning of his cycle made him one of the bastions and is a fixture in each call and in the starting eleven beyond the fact that in the season at PSG he is not usually a starter.
Minutes later the one who joined was another benchmark of the Argentine team as Rodrigo DePaul, who could not be against Colombia for the same reason as Paredes. The Atlético Madrid midfielder also posted on said social network where he, with mate in hand, asked “how much is left?” Immediately, the former Racing player posted a shared photo with Messi and Paredes following the match in Córdoba and expressed “come on selection” with two hearts with the colors light blue and white and the Argentine flag
Beyond the absence of both, the sense of belonging to the National Team and the good internal climate with their teammates led Messi, Paredes and De Paul to show how they live the minutes before a new match of the Albicelestewho has a consolidated performance and comes from showing his character at a collective level in a hard stoppage as is always the hand in hand before the Chileans and as a visitor.
Scaloni’s team came into the clash in Córdoba undefeated in 28 games and after their last loss, which was in the 2019 Copa América semi-finals against Brazil, they improved as the games went on. After the pause forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, he started qualifying for the World Cup on the right foot and built his pass to Qatar, which was secured after the goalless draw against Brazil in San Juan, last November.
After the last two matches for the Conmebol qualifying phase, at the end of March, on the 24th at home against Venezuela and on the 29th against Ecuador as a visitor, there will be the match against Italy in the duel of the champions of Europe and South America. , which has a date for June 1 without a defined venue.
Scaloni’s objective is that his team members can play games against rivals from the Old World to enhance their preparation for the ecumenical competition in order to arrive in the best shape, since at the regional level their performance was demonstrated both by the pass achieved four dates before such as the title in the Copa América 2021 played in Brazil that allowed Argentina to cut a 28-year drought without titles at a higher level.
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