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Leandro Paredes rocket goal, Cristian Romero header in Argentina 2-0 win

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Leandro Paredes scored a rocket of a goal and Cristian Romero scored a header in Argentina’s 2-0 win vs. Indonesia.

Paredes and Cristian Romero each scored in the same match for the second time. The first time Paredes and Romero scored in the same match for Argentina was a 2-2 draw vs. Colombia two years ago.

The World Cup champions completely controlled the first half and nearly scored several times. Some lovely passing and beautiful play by the midfield and attack but the team was unlucky not to score.

Facundo Buonanotte came close at 0-0 as he was pressing the Indonesian back line and stole the ball. The 18 year old stole the ball and dribble the goalkeeper but his effort was saved on the line. The rebound fell to Argentina but that was also saved and went out for a corner kick.

Leandro Paredes scored the only goal of the first half for Argentina but it was a goal worthy of any match. A strike from well outside of the penalty area by the World Cup winner and he would score to give Argentina the 1-0 lead.

Emiliano Martínez made a big save minutes before half time. Indonesia had an opportunity from inside the penalty area but Martínez would make the save.

The second half started with Argentina once more having possession. Indonesia would get a chance off a throw in which was flicked over but Martinez would make a big save.

Argentina would get their second goal of the match. A corner kick taken by Gio Lo Celso as his cross found Cristian Romero and he would score with a header to give Argentina the 2-0 lead.

Marcos Acuna and Alejandro Garnacho were both brought on as substitutes in the second half. Lucas Ocampos was brought in for Facundo Buonanotte. Scaloni would make three more changes as Guido Rodríguez, Gio Simeone and Thiago Almada were brought in for Exequiel Palacios, Julián Álvarez and Leandro Paredes.

Argentina starting XI vs. Indonesia, Germán Pezzella captain

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has named his starting eleven for the match vs. Indonesia and Germán Pezzella is the captain.

Lionel Scaloni has made several changes to the team which won 2-0 vs. Australia last week. Emiliano Martínez remains the goalkeeper but it’s a national team starting debut for Facundo Buonanotte.

Here is the starting eleven as Germán Pezzella will wear the captain’s armband:

Emiliano Martínez; Medina, Pezzella, Romero, Molina; Lo Celso, Paredes, Palacios; Buonanotte, Julián Álvarez and Nicolás González.

Julián Álvarez, Leandro Paredes and Gio Lo Celso to start for Argentina

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Julián Álvarez, Leandro Paredes and Gio Lo Celso are all set to start for Argentina vs. Indonesia.

The Argentina national team play Indonesia on Monday and coach Lionel Scaloni will make several changes to the team which won 2-0 vs. Australia. According to Gastón Edul, Julián Álvarez, Leandro Paredes and Gio Lo Celso will all start against Indonesia.

Lionel Scaloni stated at a press conference on Sunday that there will be “seven or eight changes” to the team. Per TyC Sports, here is the rumored eleven:

Emiliano Martínez or Gerónimo Rulli; Nahuel Molina, Leonardo Balerdi, Germán Pezzella or Facundo Medina, Marcos Acuña; Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso; Lucas Ocampos, Julián Álvarez and Alejandro Garnacho or Nicolás González.

Emiliano Martínez: “We have World Cup winners that are 23-24 years old”

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Emiliano Martínez spoke in an interview about the current crop of players in the Argentina national team.

Martínez gave an interview to Fede Rodas on DSports about the current Argentina national team and winning the World Cup. Talking about the current team, here is what Martínez had to say:

“We have a new crop of players who are flying with a structure that’s made. We have World Cup winners that are 23-24 years old. I didn’t have their mentality and their winning philosophy at that age.

“I am not going to deny that we aer now the team to beat. It’s tough to keep it up but I see the guys coming back and they don’t want to lose a match. That gives me a lot of confidence so that the ball doesn’t go in.”

He also spoke about winning the World Cup:

“I feel like I completed football. I’m not going to deny that I want to win a Champions League but at the level of Argentine football, we did it.

“I always dreamed of winning a World Cup, not the Champions League.”

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni to make “seven or eight changes” vs. Indonesia

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has stated that he will make “seven or eight changes” vs. Indonesia.

Lionel Scaloni will be without the veteran trio of Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María and Nicolás Otamend for the match vs. Indonesia on Monday. The World Cup winning coach spoke at a press conference on Sunday about the possible eleven for Monday’s match. Here is what he had to say:

“Seven or eight changes”.

“The level of the national team will not change with these changes. Let’s hope we can live up to the match against Indonesia and what it represents to play with this shirt.”

Scaloni was also asked about Messi, Di María and Otamendi resting:

“Messi is resting. I have decided that he should rest. As much him as Di María and Otamendi, they need to rest. It was already thought about before.

“They played a match with the Argentina national team, which is the most important. Argentina is far above any player. In this case, Leo si not here but the others are there and I hope people enjoy it.”

He was also asked about who will replace Lionel Messi in the eleven:

“Who will replace him tomorrow? No one. No one can play like Messi but we will try to make the team play the same way, knowing that he is a player who is impossible to replace. But yes, the team is capable of playing just as well and with other skills. That is what we will try to do.”

Here are the players that are available for Scaloni:

Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax)
Walter Benítez (PSV)

Defenders:
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla)
Germán Pezzella (Real Betis)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille)
Facundo Medina (RC Lens)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Marcos Acuña (Sevilla)

Midfielders:
Leandro Paredes (Juventus)
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)
Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis)
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton)
Thiago Almada (Atlanta United)
Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)
Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton)

Forwards:
Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla)
Julián Álvarez (Manchester City)
Giovanni Simeone (Napoli)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Nicolás González (Fiorentina)

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