Nico Paz and Matías Soulé are both nominated for the Serie A Player of the Month for the month of August.
The two Argentine players are among the nominees for the players of the month. Nico Paz, who is presently with the Argentina national team for the World Cup qualifiers, had one goal and one assist in two matches with Como.
Matías Soulé has one goal with AS Roma as he was one of their best players. The other nominees are Thomas Thiesson Kristensen of Udinese, Scott McTominay of Napoli, Marcus Thuram of Inter and Kenan Yıldız of Juventus.
The Argentina national team have 10 players each on a yellow card and could miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Ecuador.
Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier with 10 players on yellow cards. In the back line, Nahuel Molina and Gonzalo Montiel are the two Argentina defenders on yellow cards.
Rodrigo De Paul, Exequiel Palacios, Thiago Almada, Giovani Lo Celso, Alexis Mac Allister and Leandro Paredes are all on yellow cards. Up front, Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez have also been yellow carded and would miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier.
Lionel Messi will start for Argentina against Venezuela in what is set to be his last World Cup qualifying match at home. Alexis Mac Allister had travel delays and did not train the entire week with the team as he is not expected to start. According to ESPN Argentina, Scaloni has one doubt in the starting line-up.
Gio Lo Celso has constantly been part of the Argentina national team under Lionel Scaloni but Scaloni did mention during his press conference on Wednesday that it is possible for Franco Mastantuono or Nico Paz to get some playing time. Here is the rumored eleven:
Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Paredes, Almada; Nico Paz or Lo Celso or Mastantuono; Messi and Julián Álvarez.
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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has commented on the possibility of Franco Mastantuono and Nico Paz getting some minutes with the team.
The Argentina national team will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier and the coach spoke about the possibility of the younger players getting some minutes. Scaloni confirmed that Lionel Messi will start against Venezuela and here is what he had to say about Mastantuono and Nico Paz:
“The idea is to put out the best team but at the same time give an opportunity to a young player so they can play. Fortunately, the team is in a position to do that without compromising anything, while still trying to play the best match possible.
“Mastantuono? Yes, it could be a possibility. There’s also Nico Paz, who I believe already played against Chile. He showed that he can be up to the level to contribute, and he could be part of the team. That’s one of the ideas I might have in mind, and we’ll finalize that today. But really, the only way to know is by putting these kids on the pitch.
“And we shouldn’t forget the age they are, that’s important. No matter what happens in the matches, we have to value that these are players who will give us a lot in the future as well.”
