Maximiliano benozzi
11/17/2020 11:29 PM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 11/17/2020 11:29 PM
Soccer is made up of partnerships.
It is the small societies that help to form a great team.
César Luis Menotti said it.
And those small societies remain fundamental in very modern times as well.
The one that Giovani Lo Celso and Nicolás González put together is an example.
Together they paved the way for the victory of the Argentine National Team in Lima over Peru.
By the way, they agreed with Lionel Scaloni, who opted for them and did not fail.
Lo Celso received a ball from Nicolás Tagliafico, hooked and played for Nicolás González.
He controlled, got away from the mark and put his left foot low.
This is how the first goal for Argentina was created when the match went 17 minutes at the National Stadium in Lima.
Lefties understood each other perfectly.
GOAL OF ARGENTINA!
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Nico González made it 1-0 against Peru at 17 from the PT, after a great team play.
LET'S GO FUCK!
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It was no accident.
It had already happened in the match with Paraguay.
The draw against Eduardo Berizzo's team came after a corner by Lo Celso (he was already on the court after having replaced Exequiel Palacios, injured) and González's header.
They also set up the final stretch of the road to Messi's goal that was correctly annulled by the VAR because at the beginning of the play González committed an infraction.
Scaloni bet on both of them for this match against Peru from the start
.
Although González had started against Paraguay, he was supposed to come out for the return of Tagliafico.
But nevertheless.
The coach surprised by taking out Lucas Ocampos, one of the best in the qualifying rounds.
And he confirmed Lo Celso in the place of Palacios.
In fact, that position was reserved for the Rosario but the former River had earned it after a great performance in La Paz against Bolivia, at which time Lo Celso was injured.
Nico González is an example of the articulation that exists between the youth teams and the Major
.
A long time ago there was no joint project and little by little the results are being seen.
It is the sample of how the juveniles begin to nurture the Major.
González is a player who has been followed by Bocha Batista, who summoned him to the U-20 and the U-23.
And he was the one who pointed it out to Scaloni.
Scaloni began to cite him and González, with just a handful of calls and matches, is paying off.
He is a young player who stands out as a striker in Stuttgart in Germany, after breaking it in Argentinos Juniors.
Nicolás González celebrates his goal with Giovani Lo Celso.
Photo: Ernesto Benavides / Pool via REUTERS
The virtue of Scaloni was to give continuity to González
, a young man of 22 years.
It was not easy.
He had to leave a player like Ocampos on the substitute bench, who although he had a backward performance with Paraguay, seemed to already have a guaranteed place.
However, the coach's pulse did not tremble to get it out, believing that for this match the Tagliafico-González tandem was more convenient for the left sector.
The Stuttgart man, this time in a more natural position, He had a great display and was replaced by Angel Di María with 20 minutes remaining.
And with regard to Lo Celso, the same thing happens
.
He is a young player (he is 24 years old and went to Russia 2018 but was not taken into account) with a great projection.
He played double five next to Paredes.
He was very good in the removals at the beginning to recover the ball and at the same time put together a game.
José Mourinho's Tottenham man was the best of the night and completed 90 minutes on the pitch.
The double facet is fundamental for the position of the Tottenham footballer.
It was able to fulfill both functions very well.
And he even assisted González in opening the way to victory.
Both made it clear that Menotti's phrase about small societies is more relevant than ever.
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