Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez, Alexis Mac Allister and more players have joined the Argentina national team in Florida.
Messi, Álvarez, Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández, Nahuel Molina and Exequiel Palacios are now with the national team. All three players arrived to the training camp on Monday morning.
The Argentina national team trained in Miami with preparations beginning for the Copa America.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has several of his players in Florida. With Lionel Messi, Alexis Mac Allister, Julián Álvarez, Enzo Fernández and Ángel Di María not yet with the team, the one’s available did light training on Sunday.
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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about the team, Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez.
Lionel Scaloni is in Florida with the team. He spoke to the media on Sunday evening about the fitness levels of some of the players. Here is what he had to say:
“The situation with some players is not ideal. In some positions, we have doubts about the physical condition of some players.
“We have to cover ourselves in some way to make the final decision later. That’s why we have extra players.
“There are some players we need to evaluate due to their physical conditions.”
Scaloni was also asked about Lionel Messi:
“We see him well. It was an important for him to have continuity after his injury, he looks ready.
“He will join us tomorrow and we’ll talk more.”
The coach was also asked about Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez:
“In recent months, Julián has played less but he had his matches in a strong team and Lautaro was the top scorer in Serie A.
“They are both welcome and we will decide game by game, as we always do.”
“My future? I already went through the bad time in November. I needed to gather strength and express myself. Today, I’m fine. I will be here until the AFA president decides otherwise.”