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Lionel Scaloni speaks on Lionel Messi playing at the World Cup with Argentina, Mauritania

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about Lionel Messi playing at the World Cup and the match against Mauritania.

Lionel Scaloni is with the Argentina national team and held a press conference on Thursday speaking about Lionel Messi and the match against Mauritania on Friday. Here is what he had to say when asked about Lionel Messi playing at the World Cup:

“It’s a matter that concerns him. I don’t have to answer that. I want him to be there, but it’s he who decides. He has earned the right to choose calmly. We are in no hurry.”

Scaloni also spoke about the match against Mauritania:

“The team will be a mix of players we want to evaluate and others who need to raise their level. Messi is going to play, I don’t know if from the start or in the second half.”

Joaquín Panichelli suffers injury in training with Argentina

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Joaquín Panichelli has suffered an injury in training with Argentina.

Panichelli got injured while in training with the Argentina national team on Thursday. According to Gastón Edul, the 23 year old will undergo tests.

The Argentina national team will play Mauritania on Friday and Zambia on Tuesday.

Nico Paz and Giuliano Simeone part of the starting team in training

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Nico Paz and Giuliano Simeone were both part of the starting team in training.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni made some changes in training on Thursday. According to Gastón Edul, Nico Paz and Giuliano Simeone were part of the starting team in training, playing with Enzo Fernandez and Alexis Mac Allister.

The Argentina national team will play Mauritania on Friday.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni speaks on the World Cup

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has spoken about the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni is with the Argentina national team and they will play Mauritania on Friday. Scaloni held a press conference on Thursday, speaking about the World Cup. Here is what he had to say:

“In principle, the base of the list is there but yes, we keep looking at players and there are guys that aren’t here and we are also looking at them. Everything will depend on how the players are doing, arriving as close as possible to their potential.

“Think about repeating a World Cup, given how complicated it is, it’s something that’s hard to promise. It would be incredible. I think Argentina deservedly won the last one but there are many cases where the one who deserves it doesn’t win and that speaks to the difficulty of the tournament.

“The World Cup is very complicated. We are doing well and logically, the opponents will play us differently. We know what’s at stake and the team will be there, after that, it’s football and we know what that entails.

“No less than 10 national teams can win the World Cup and maybe I might even be underselling it. I have no doubt that there’s a very high level.”

Rodrigo De Paul and Nicolás Otamendi could be out of starting XI for Argentina vs. Mauritania

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Rodrigo De Paul and Nicolás Otamendi could both not be in the starting eleven for Argentina against Mauritania.

De Paul and Otamendi are rumored to not start with Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni expected to make two changes for the match. According to ESPN Argentina, Rodrigo De Paul has a bruise in his left thigh and Nicolás Otamendi has a muscle overload.

Leandro Paredes could start in place of Rodrigo De Paul and Marcos Senesi could start in place of Nicolás Otamendi. Here is the rumored eleven:

Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Senesi, Tagliafico; Enzo, Paredes, Mac Allister; Almada, Messi and Álvarez.