Nicolás Otamendi spoke at a press conference on Monday.

Otamendi was the player with Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni who spoke at a press conference. Here is what he had to say:

“I enjoy these moments because it will be my last World Cup with the national team. I enjoy the competition, the day to day, my team mates. This is my fourth World Cup and it’s wonderful to defend the colors of my country.

“We are preparing to compete, I think we have to be humble and work to face this competition. We arrive in good shape and we are giving it our all because we know everyone will want to beat us.

“I think the young players in the national team are getting more and more involved, they put the senior players in a situation of healthy competition and that makes it that Argentina keep giving its all to reach the final stages.

“When Qatar was over, I didn’t know if I would be here but I mentally prepared myself to keep going and seized the moments. I got ready in the best way possible thanks to the competition and I am grateful for the chance I have today.

“We needed to be able to unlock those moments when we had to play finals and couldn’t win. We made the click by winning at the Maracanã and we are very aware of what came after, of the country’s unity and what happened in Qatar.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni haa two formations in mind for the match against Algeria.

Lionel Scaloni will be without Nicolás Tagliafico who will miss the Argentina national team’s match against Algeria at the World Cup. According to Diego Monroig, Acaloni has two formations in mind.

The first is with a four man backline with Facundo Medina, Nicolás Otamendi, Cristian Romero and Gonzalo Montiel with Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister and Rodrigo De Paul in midfield. The second is with a three man backline with Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Otamendi and Cristian Romero with Nicolás González, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, Rodrigo De Paul and Giuliano Simeone in midfield.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will speak at a press conference on Monday.

Lionel Scaloni is going to hold a press conference before Argentina’s match against Algeria at the World Cup. Scaloni is set to be joined by a player of the Argentina national team for the press conference.

Nicolás Tagliafico trained with the Argentina national team.

Tagliafico was with the Argentina national team on Sunday and trained with the ball. According to Maximiliano Grillo, Tahliafico trained and will miss Argentina’s match against Algeria at the World Cup but he is progressing.

The 33 year old is set to miss Argentina’s first two matches at the World Cup against Algeria and Austria due to a mild strain in the soleus of his right leg.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni tested a back line of three in training.

Lionel Scaloni tried a three man back line on Saturday. According to Maximiliano Grillo, Scaloni played a back three and not a back four in training on Saturday. Scaloni will be without Nicolás Tagliafico as he is not fully fit. Here is the rumored line-up:

Emiliano Martínez; Lisandro Martínez, Otamendi, Romero; Nicolás González, Mac Allister, Enzo, De Paul, Simeone; Lautaro Martínez, Messi

The Argentina national team will play Algeria on Tuesday.