On November 12th, the exciting match between the Argentina and Uruguay national teams will take place at 6 p.m. (Peruvian time) at the Champion of the Century Stadium in Montevideo. Prior to the match, the coach of the Albiceleste, Lionel Scaloni, held a press conference to talk about the lineup he will present against the Uruguay team.
“Paredes is ruled out for this match. The rest of the team will be practically the same as in the last match, but I can't confirm it yet. Messi had separate training. Yesterday he intensified a bit more and is available. This afternoon we will make the final decision,” said the coach when asked about the absences in his team. Regarding the condition of the injury that affects Argentina's number 10, Scaloni said that the captain of his squad always has the best attitude. “He always wants to play and I always want him to play, his attitude is a pride,” he emphasized.
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Despite having an excellent squad, the coach from Rosario did not underestimate his rival for the Rio de la Plata derby. “We have plenty of players numerically. That makes us feel calm (…) there is no longer such a thing as 'winning tough'. VAR was created, any strong foul is a red card. Uruguay has players to play a good game, with top-level forwards,” he said.
Duel of giants
The current Copa America champion is in second position on the leaderboard, behind Brazil, whom they want to surpass at all costs, while their Uruguayan rival is in fifth place, in the playoff zone, so they will seek to secure their qualification against the Albiceleste national team.