Argentina U20 national team coach Javier Mascherano spoke about his team’s 5-0 win vs. New Zealand.
Javier Mascherano and his Argentina U20 team made it three wins out of three at the U20 World Cup. Following the team’s 5-0 win vs. New Zealand, Mascherano spoke to the media. Here is what he had to say:
“It was a very good match. The team was very aggressive when it came to recovering the ball and fast in moving it.
“I’m glad that the guys who deserved more minutes were able to get them today and show their qualify. In this type of tournament, everyone is important and the performance of each one of them elevates the team.
“We already did what we had to do: win the three matches. Now we will see who we get. THe important thing is to rest and relax a bit.
“Starting on Sunday, we will know the opponent and we will calmly prepare for Wednesday’s match.”
Lionel Scaloni is set to announce his Argentina list of players for the June friendly matches this weekend.
Scaloni is expected to announce his list this weekend with a few new names. Some new, young faces could be included in the Argentina national team after winning the World Cup, Copa America and Finalissima.
The Argentina national team will be playing two friendly matches against Australia and Indonesia in June and we could be getting some new faces in the team. According to Ole, most of the players who won the World Cup, along with Gio Lo Celso, Nicolás González and Nehuén Pérez are expected to be called up.
Alejandro Garnacho and Facundo Buonanotte, who were both not allowed to join the Argentina U20 team at the U20 World Cup by their clubs, could be called up to the senior team.
Lisandro Martínez is not likely to make the matches due to injury and Facundo Medina of Lens as well as Marcos Senesi of Bournemouth could also make the team.
Argentina play Australia on June 15 in Beijing and will play Indonesia on June 19 in Jakarta.
It was a five star performance by the Argentina U20 national team as they won 5-0 vs. New Zealand at the U20 World Cup.
Argentina had already qualified for the Round of 16 at the U20 World Cup and only needed a point to top the group. Javier Mascherano’s team ended up scoring five goals as they continue to get better per match.
Ignacio Maestro Puch got the start for the Argentina U20 national team and he would score the first goal of the match. Argentina were awarded a corner kick and it was taken shortly with the ball falling to Aguirre. He would cross it and find Maestro Puch and his header would give Argentina the 1-0 lead.
Three minutes later, it was a dribble by Luka Romero and his pass found Gino Infantino who would score from inside the penalty area and make it 2-0 for Argentina. But what came was the goal of the U20 World Cup.
Luka Romero would dribble around two New Zealand players inside his own half and run towards the New Zealand goal. He would unleash an effort with his left foot from well outside the penalty area and find the top of the goal to make it 3-0 for Argentina.
Javier Mascherano would make a change at half time as Matías Soulé would be brought on for Juan Gauto. The second half would start and once more, it would not take Argentina long to score.
An effort inside the penalty area would result in the referee going to VAR and it was a handball and a penalty awarded for Argentina. Brian Aguirre would take the penalty and he would send the goalkeeper the wrong way and score. That goal was his first of the U20 World Cup.
Valentín Barco was brought on for Valentín Gómez and Mascherano would also change goalkeepers. Nicolás Cláa was substituted in for Federico Gómes Gerth.
Mascherano would make two more substitutions as Máximo Perrone was brought in for Luka Romero and Alejo Véliz for Ignacio Maestro Puch. And it would get Argentina another goal.
Máximo Perrone with a cross in to Alejo Véliz and he would score another header and would make it 5-0 for Argentina. Alejo Véliz now has three goals at the U20 World Cup and all three have been header goals!
The match would end 5-0 for the Argentina U20 team and Argentina top their group. Federico Redondo, who did not score, was one of the players of the match for Argentina.
Maestro Puch makes it 1-0 for Argentina U20 vs. New Zealand at the U20 World Cup! https://t.co/qSbEqlT183
— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) May 26, 2023
Gino Infantino makes it 2-0 for Argentina vs. New Zealand at the U20 World Cup! https://t.co/WOBSIcd2IM
— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) May 26, 2023
Argentina U20 national team coach Javier Mascherano has named his starting eleven for the match against New Zealand at the U20 World Cup.
Javier Mascherano and his Argentina U20 national team have already qualified for the Round of 16 at the World Cup and a draw on Friday will get them top spot in the group. Mascherano has made several changes to the team which won 3-0 vs. Guatemala.
Gómes Gerth; Di Lollo, Gómez, Vega; Gauto, Redondo, Miramón, Infantino, Aguirre; Romero y Maestro Puch
PSG coach Christophe Galtier has come out and spoken about Lionel Messi.
Christophe Galtier gave a press conference on Friday, speaking about the Best player in the world. Galtier had this to say about Lionel Messi, with quotes courtesy of GFFN.
“Leo has been irreproachable throughout the season in his effort in training. Leo is football. It’s true. I have seen it every day in training, I’ve also seen it in our matches. This year, he has great statistics. It is already much, much better than last season. I think Leo has had a very good season with PSG, but people still expect a lot more from him.”
Galtier also added the following:
“I hear the comments, the criticism, but when you have a season like he has, it’s a big performance for me. Especially in the middle of the season.”
A draw for PSG would be enough for them to clinch the Ligue 1 title.
