The rumored line-up is out for Argentina and it could be a front three of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and either Lautaro Martinez or Paulo Dybala.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni will make a few changes to the team which won 1-0 when they play Uruguay on Monday. Per a report by TyC Sports, here’s the rumored eleven:
Andrada; Saravia, Pezzella, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Paredes, Acuna; Messi, Lautaro or Paulo Dybala, Aguero
Lucas Ocampos will not play for Argentina vs. Uruguay on Monday.
Ocampos has been ruled out of the game on Monday due to an injury sustained in his left foot. No replacement will be called.
#SelecciónMayor El jugador Lucas Ocampos no participará del próximo partido por molestias en músculo piramidal de su pierna izquierda. pic.twitter.com/XDJgQvSHiq
— Selección Argentina 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) November 16, 2019
Argentina captain Lionel Messi spoke about his team’s 1-0 win vs. Brazil on Friday.
Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the match and commented on the team. Talking about the win, here’s what he had to say:
“At first, we tried to play. We weren’t very sharp and they generated some chances. But in the second half, we improved a lot. I believe that this system, defensively, gives us a lot. It’s good to be able to play many ways.
“When you win, you’re able to work calmly. It’s very positive for what is coming up. I finished the game well, we all ran a lot. It’s what we had to do. If the coach wants me to, I’ll play Monday. It’s always good to win against Brazil and against anyone in this process.”
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and Nicolas Otamendi commented on the team’s win vs. Brazil on Friday.
Lionel Scaloni made some tweaks to his team and gave commented on the game. Here’s what he had to say:
“I liked the second half. We did changes because of the challenges coming up. The team responded, more than just who played. They gave their lives for the shirt and really played well. In the first half, we did things which could have been improved but it’s Brazil. The result is important, yes, we won against Brazil. But the most important thing is that a lot of them played, we have a clasico coming up and they had to show that they could play.”
Scaloni also spoke about Sergio Aguero:
“We spoke and said that he would play one and Lautaro the other.”
Nicolas Otamendi had this to say:
“We created many scoring chances and could have scored more. The qualifiers are very complicated and these matches are very important to help us prepare. This helped a lot for the kids to gain experience. We knew we had to give our all. Defensively, we had to stay organized to be able to take advantage of our potential offensively.”
Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the match for Argentina in their 1-0 win vs. Brazil.
It was the Argentina captain who had the only goal of the match as Lionel Scaloni’s team lifted the Superclasico trophy. Argentina were awarded a penalty kick in the first half.
Messi stepped up and while his spot kick was initially saved, he did manage to score the rebound which gave Argentina the win. Here was the starting eleven:
Andrada; Foyth, Pezzella, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Lo Celso, Paredes, De Paul, Ocampos; Messi, Lautaro
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni made the following substitutes:
Marcos Acuna for Giovano Lo Celso, Nicolas Gonzalez for Lucas Ocampos, Guido Rodriguez for Leandro Paredes, Lucas Alario for Lautaro Martinez and Nicolas Dominguez for Rodrigo De Paul.
Support the site, win prizes, and be part of the Albiceleste family!
