Lionel Scaloni
, coach of the Argentine soccer team, world champion in
Qatar 2022
, described
futsal, or futsal
as they call it in Spain, a "spectacular sport from which very interesting conclusions are drawn", shortly before extracting this Wednesday the balls of the draw for the semifinals of the Final Phase of the
Champions League
of that sport that will be held in Palma de Mallorca.
"Several of my players have started in this sport in Buenos Aires. It is highly recommended, above all, for the midfielders because of the continuous contact they have with the ball," said the coach from Santa Fe, a former Mallorca player, among other teams
,
and settled on the Spanish island with his family.
Lionel Scaloni in the draw for the Final Four of the Futsal Champions League, in Mallorca.
Photo: FFIB.
"Children will better understand the game (which is practiced in soccer) by playing futsal and I always accompany my children to watch games; it also
teaches how to generate situations of superiority on the field with the goalkeeper, which we also apply
," he revealed. the DT.
Lionel Scaloni, installed in Mallorca with his family and very integrated into the local community.
Photo: FFIB.
Using the goalkeeper as a player is a very common move in futsal, it is used to have more outfield players but it requires a lot of intelligence, patience and precision in passing, with the risk of losing it and leaving the goal open to the rival team.
In traditional football, using the goalkeeper in the exits is an increasingly frequent trend: crossing that first line of pressure frees marks in the midfield and
allows you to reach the attack with numerical superiority
.
The Final Four of the Futsal Champions League will be played in Palma de Mallorca and Lionel Scaloni was present at the draw.
Photo: FFIB.
Both Dibu Martínez and the rest of the goalkeepers of the National Team have this premise at game time from the bottom, although Scaloni's order to his players is to give them enough freedom to know how to detect when it is convenient to burn the books and clear with
a ball
.
In fact, Argentina does not usually suffer this type of actions against.
But returning to futsal, Scaloni slipped that there are several members of the National Team who break it in that discipline, which they occasionally resort to, for example, when the rain does not allow training as planned.
And when asked if he would choose a player who stands out from the rest, and if this one is also called Lionel, he replied with a smile: "
Then, you know
. "
An Argentine in the Final Four
Maxi Rescia, 2016 champion and 2021 runner-up in the world with the Argentine National Team, will be the only Argentine representative in the Final Four, which will be played in Mallorca from May 5 to 7.
The one who emerged from Club Pinocchio plays for Anderlecht, the Belgian champion, a team that is debuting in this definition for the title, like the host Palma.
Rescia and his team will face Sporting Lisbon in the semifinals, while Palma will face Benfica.
With information from Agencies
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