Argentina did what it had to do:
it beat El Salvador 3-0
.
It was known that he was not going to be a strong rival for
Scaloneta
, who did not stretch the lead a little due to relaxation in the final minutes and quite a bit due to the saves by the rival goalkeeper.
We will have to start asking ourselves strongly
if these matches are of any use to the world champion
.
It is remembered that in friendlies like the one played this Friday,
Lionel Scaloni kicked
after the victory against Brazil at the Maracaná, the afternoon in which he questioned his continuity.
And nothing changed, at least if you take into account what happened in Philadelphia:
El Salvador was not against the national team.
On the same day that Colombia beat Spain in London and on the eve of Brazil taking on England and a few days later Chile clashing with France,
Argentina took the field to face the 81st team in the FIFA ranking
.
It is true that in this window they were going to play against Nigeria and Ivory Coast in China, in a tour that was suspended with little notice.
But the feeling is that Argentina could aspire to something more.
🇸🇻#SLV 0-1 #ARG🇦🇷 |
15' PT |
Gooool!
Angelito gives the center and Cuti heads.
Romero is in charge of unlocking the score.
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The image of Scaloni during the game can serve to describe the pace of the game in cold Philadelphia:
he was sitting almost the entire time and talking smilingly with Pablo Aimar
, his assistant.
The normal thing for those born in Pujato is to live the duels at the foot of the side line and giving various instructions to those directed at him.
The meetings are more useful than the friendlies themselves, they think behind closed doors in the coaching staff.
Meeting again, training for a week together to refine concepts and
begin to integrate the youngest players such as Garnacho, Barco, Carboni and Buonanotte
is the most important thing.
You get the juice out of that.
There are also the trials on the field, beyond the fragility of the rival.
That Lionel Messi is not there is always a question to attend to.
This time, it was Ángel Di María who dressed as Leo to accompany Lautaro Martínez in the attack.
And Fideo almost scored a great goal coming in from the right and after a header from Giovani Lo Celso.
🇸🇻#SLV 0-2 #ARG🇦🇷 |
40' PT |
Gooool!
At the end of the first half, Enzo Fernández scored the second for the albiceleste.
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Pep Guardiola likes to talk about asymmetrical schemes.
And Scaloneta presented a drawing that was difficult to pigeonhole because
he played with a line of 4 defenders, but without a left back
.
Nicolás González's position was the key.
Nehuén Pérez
, one of the surprises, played as a contained right back: he reached the bottom only three times and failed in the crosses.
Cristian Romero and Nicolás Tagliafico
occupied the rear and González played the entire left lane.
If you analyze the heat map of the Fiorentina footballer you will realize that he moved more as an attacker than as a defender.
It is also true that El Salvador played very late and that all the Argentines stood in the rival field.
In the first half,
Cristian Romero with a header
- after a corner from Di María - and Enzo Fernández - touching the empty goal after a good collective play - scored the Argentine goals.
For the complement,
Scaloni filmed Alejandro Garnacho
, one of those bidding to get on the Copa América list.
The one from Manchester United entered for González and played on the left wing, with Di María running in the opposite sector.
The entry of the 19-year-old youth player was good, as he made a couple of passes and finished on goal on a couple of occasions.
🇸🇻#SLV 0-3 #ARG🇦🇷 |
07' ST |
Gio Lo Celso defines and shouts GOOOL!
The albiceleste team stretches the advantage against El Salvador.
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Valentín Barco made his debut
and, like Garnacho, was participatory.
The youth players met on a couple of occasions and understood each other well.
Facundo Buonanotte
, meanwhile, came on at 19 minutes and was a little nervous, only towards the end he was able to team up with Di María and Nahuel Molina.
The one who took advantage of the opportunity again was Lo Celso
, who was left out of Qatar due to an injury.
The former Rosario Central received in the area from Lautaro Martínez and defined with three fingers.
A goal that the seal of his elegant left foot.
The win was only 3-0 because goalkeeper Mario González saved several.
The only small stain:
Lautaro Martínez extended his goalless streak
with
Scaloneta
: 16 games, 742 minutes.