The mosquitoes are launched to attack the legs of the juveniles of the National Team. As soon as they step on the neat grass of the Mitre court in Santiago del Estero the cloud of flying insects rises and does not forgive Javier Mascherano who leaves terrified towards the bench where Chiqui Tapia, president of the AFA, was sitting, with mate in hand, to ask for repellent. Even in the peeled threw the DT of this Sub 20 selection that this Tuesday from 18 will seek to ensure the passage to the second round when it faces Guatemala for the second commitment of group A.
Saturday's win over Uzbekistan was a huge relief. Especially because the team gave a necessary show of character that left the coaching staff calm when turning a game that had been complicated. Therefore, the premise of Masche is not to play too much and give shooting to most of the formation that got the 2-1 in the premiere.
The Albiceleste coach did not provide statements in the mixed zone the day before the matches. Nor did any footballer speak. And in the last practice he tried a couple of variants, one in the middle of the court and another in the attack.
One of the areas that left some doubts was the central circle. That is why Federico Redondo is a great candidate to get into the starting eleven for the second clash to be played in the Único Madre de Ciudades. The Argentinos Juniors midfielder took the place of Mateo Tanlongo in the final rehearsal.
That would be one of the modifications planned by the Little Chief. The other would be upstairs. And the one who could come out is Brian Aguirre, the most unbalancing before the Uzbeks. However, the series of games every three days may force us to take into account the wear factor and evaluate the possibility of tweaking the offensive part so as not to overload some important names such as Newell's.
In fact, during the minutes that the practice remained open to the press, a talk could be seen between Mascherano and Aguirre, who made a very strong wear on a very heavy court due to the continuous garúa. And on Friday, a trip to San Juan, they must close the zone against New Zealand, an opponent that proposes a rather physical game.
If he finally decides to rest Aguirre on the bench, it will be the turn of Juan Gauto who they see very well in training and asks for a clue.
Thus, the team for this Tuesday would be: Federico Gomes Gerth; Agustín Giay, Lautaro Di Lollo, Valentín Gómez, Valentín Barco; Redondo, Perrone; Gauto, Valentín Carboni, Matías Soulé; and Alejo Véliz.
A victory would give him the ticket for the eighth round and that is what Mascherano wants to achieve and then settle against the New Zealanders the place in the group.
Santiago del Estero. Special envoy.
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