It truly was a star studded team put together by Marcelo BIELSA when they thrashed Chile 4-1 at El Monumental on March 29, 2000 to pick up a 4-1 win in the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers.
Before even going into the details of the match, here was the joke of an eleven which started for Argentina:
Roberto BONANO
Roberto AYALA
Mauricio POCHETTINO
Walter SAMUEL
Diego SIMEONE
Javier ZANETTI
Cristian GONZALO
Juan Sebastian VERON
Ariel ORTEGA
Gabriel BATISTUTA
Claudio LOPEZ
The match was under way and the first opportunity fell to Argentina who were awarded a free kick. It was taken by the great Gabriel BATISTUTA as he curved the ball around the Chilean wall gave Argentina the 1-0 lead. Argentina had some goal scoring chances with Juan Sebastian VERON and Ariel ORTEGA coming close to doubling Argentina’s lead. Chile eventually drew level following a great free kick of their own.
Some lovely work near the edge of the area by Inter captain Javier ZANETTI lead to a scramble in the penalty area and Juan Sebastian VERON scored from outside of the area to give Argentina the lead once more.
In the second half, Ariel ORTEGA was brought down in the penalty area and Argentina were awarded a penalty. Up stepped number 11 VERON and he made no mistake dispatching it and Argentina were up 3-1 in the match.
Claudio LOPEZ made it 4-1 as he received the ball in the area, controlled it well and flicked it down and into the net.
Last week’s Argentina Throwback Thursday saw Juan Roman RIQUELME dominate Peru at the 2007 Copa America.
This team playing well under scaloni with good tram spirit. If thy get more chances they can be a good unit. Changing players always ruins their chemistry.
I think too much change in squad is not good. Just replace messi for pavon and lamela/ perrera for mesa, alario for lautaro and a good RB for mercado…
What a shame for this generation. Bielsa is a master but his football concept requires high physical standard, which works better with younger players, who have also less ego and more willing to learn. I started following Leeds since he joined and very enjoyable to watch. I highly recommend to those who are fans of his football style.
bielsa is a great mentor. finally i can watch the interviews since he has his own translator with him. his story about crespo and his apology was fantastic.
unfortunately his Leed’s squad is already feeling the pressures of his physical system. 2 or 3 starters are out for a few weeks because of training session injuries.
Love his philosophies though.
true true …..but he trimmed the team down to 24 or 25 players at the beginning and it was his own decision. now it backfires since he cant replace the injured players. lets see maybe he can surprise us somehow.
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