Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has commented on the list of players for the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference where he stated that Lionel Messi will start for Argentina against Zambia and also spoke about the team. In the same press conference, Scaloni commented on the preliminary list of players for the World Cup. Here is what he had to say:

“The list of 55 has already been sent to AFA, they have to present it to FIFA. I have the list pretty clear but if the performances aren’t up to par, we will take measures.”

The Argentina national team won 2-1 against Mauritania on Friday and will play against Zambia on Tuesday.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has stated that Lionel Messi will start against Zambia.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Zambia on Tuesday and Messi, who started the match against Mauritania on the bench, will start the match for Argentina on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, here is what Scaloni had to say:

“Messi will start tomorrow. I wanted to give Julian a bit of rest and Nico Gonzalez too, to give a chance to other guys.”

Scaloni also commented on the match:

“Let’s hope the team really shows the face we all want again.

“Beyond the names, they’re all good national teams. I don’t take anything for granted, we have to try something else. The idea is to have a fairly well known team to play.

“We have to focus a lot on not losing the intensity, three years have passed since the World Cup, time passes by for everyone. The moments are not the same for every player, in the national team, it is different.

“We are going to compete against whoever it is, that’s the idea. I’d give the team a vote of confidence, I know as a coach that the team is ready.

“Everyone knows what it means to play the last matches, the one’s who have been with us for a while have an advantage because we know them.

“When a national team plays well, it doesn’t matter where it’s from,. We don’t stop to think what continent they are from.”

The Argentina national team will play Zambia on Tuesday and coach Lionel Scaloni is set to make changes to the team.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is expected to make some changes to the starting eleven from the one that started in the 2-1 win against Mauritania on Friday. At the back, Nicolás Tagliafico could start in place of Marcos Acuña and one of Marcos Senesi or Tomás Palacios would start alongside Cristian Romero.

Giuliano Simeone is also rumored to start with Alexis Mac Allister. It would be between Enzo Fernández and Rodrigo De Paul with Valentín Barco rumored to start.

Up front, it would be Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez. Here is the rumored eleven:

Martinez; Molina, Romero, Senesi or Palacios, Tagliafico; Simeone, Mac Allister, Enzo or De Paul, Barco; Messi and Julián Álvarez

Argentina continued their preparations following the 2-1 win over Mauritania with a training session on Saturday morning at Ezeiza, where players who saw limited action in that match took part in a friendly against the U-20 team led by Diego Placente.

The senior side won 1-0, with José Manuel López scoring the only goal of the match as he continues to strengthen his case for a spot in the final World Cup squad. Meanwhile, the players who featured against Mauritania focused on recovery work and gym sessions.

It is also worth noting that Argentina’s U-20 team came into this match after a recent 3-0 defeat against the United States U-20 side

Lionel Scaloni’s team for the friendly included Gerónimo Rulli in goal, with a back line of Agustín Giay, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás Otamendi and Nicolás Tagliafico. In midfield were Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes and Valentín Barco, while Gianluca Prestianni, López and Nicolás Paz led the attack. Several players were rotated in during the match, including Juan Musso, Gabriel Rojas, Tomás Palacios, Máximo Perrone, Franco Mastantuono and Giuliano Simeone.

The squad has now been given Sunday off and will return on Monday morning, when they are scheduled to regroup for lunch before resuming training. From there, the focus will shift fully to Tuesday’s friendly against Zambia at La Bombonera, which will be Argentina’s final match on home soil before traveling to the United States for their pre-World Cup camp.

Scaloni faces key decisions in the coming weeks. The preliminary squad list, which can include between 35 and 55 players, must be submitted by May 11. The final 26-man squad deadline is May 30, although the list is expected to be announced earlier, as Argentina plans to travel to Kansas on May 28 to begin its final preparations for the World Cup.