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Argentina-Brazil: behind Neymar and Messi, these Parisians, pillars of the two selections

2021-11-16T12:03:37.490Z


While the two teams face each other on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, they can count on their Parisian players who play a very special role.


While Brazil-Argentina was interrupted under gruesome circumstances last September, the Argentina-Brazil meeting will go well as planned next night at midnight French time.

The Brazilians, already qualified for the World Cup in Qatar, travel to San Juan in the west of Argentina to face an Albiceleste on the way to winning his ticket.

For several seasons now, the meetings between Argentina and Brazil have been tinged with a strong Parisian accent.

If Messi and Neymar, package for this match, don the costume of an international star on both sides, the other representatives of PSG play an essential role in their respective selections.

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Marquinhos: the captain, the real one

Captain at PSG, captain in selection.

Marquinhos cumulates the mandates with the armband around the arm.

A new status for the central defender in a Seleção where the captaincy has turned a lot lately.

This task fell successively to Neymar but also to Casemiro, to veteran Dani Alves and of course to former Parisian Thiago Silva, who held this position for many years.

The latter is full of praise about his student who ended up overtaking the master.

Marquinhos is one of the three best defenders in the world

 “, He declared at the Copa America, won by Argentina last July.

Coach Tite fumbled for a long time before finding a reliable and consistent captain and ultimately the choice was ultimately self-evident.

The PSG defense boss now has 51 games with Brazil since Tite's arrival.

No player has played more games in the Auriverde jersey since the coach's appointment.

Symbol of the rise of Marquinhos in the selection after having climbed the same ranks at PSG.

Read also Marquinhos number 1 in PSG and Brazil

Angel Di Maria, the X factor

Just like at PSG, the attacking midfielder of Argentina tends to see his playing time crumble in the selection. If he is no longer a strong holder with the Albiceleste, his goal in the Copa America final last July against Brazil (1-0) proved that even at 33, he was still this player capable of force the decision of a match. Moreover, the native of Rosario only started two games as a starter in this competition, including the final. Certainly not by accident. “

It has its own light. Like Neymar, Mbappé or Messi. Di Maria is Di Maria. With his speed, his technique, his desire to have the ball, his availability, his assumption of responsibilities, his ability to combine with others

”, described Claudio Gugnali, former deputy of the selection,in the columns of

So Foot

.

In the last match of the Albiceleste, it was he who scored the one and only goal of the match on the field of Uruguay (0-1).

A perfect coiled shot that allows Argentina to seriously envision qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.

Read also Angel Di Maria, the other "fantastic" of PSG

Leandro Paredes: the hub

He, on the other hand, enjoys the status of potential holder in the Argentine midfield. If Mauricio Pochettino is still looking for the ideal combination in midfield, Lionel Scaloni, the coach of the Albiceleste has found it for a long time. Alongside Rodrigo De Paul (and Exequiel Palacios or Giovani Lo Celso, depending on the tactical scheme), Leandro Paredes is part of the furniture of this selection. It must be said that the former Roma has this ability to instantly breathe character into the teams in which he evolves. His aggressiveness, his intensity in the duel and his propensity to unpin his opponents make him a feared player. Moreover, Lionel Scaloni was keen to summon the Parisian in selection despite his thigh injury. A decision that had the gift ofannoy on the side of PSG but which reflects the importance of the player in the eyes of his coach. Returning to training with the Albiceleste, Paredes should play a few minutes this Tuesday evening against Brazil but should not be part of the starting 11.

This Tuesday evening, Argentina will try to join its Brazilian opponent as qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. As this qualifying campaign comes to an end, the two selections will be able to warmly thank their Parisian representatives.

Source: lefigaro

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