Summary of Argentina's 0:3 win over Jamaica, including a double by Leo Messi (Sport 1)
The ambitions of the Argentine national team to win the World Cup for the first time in 36 years suffered a severe blow today (Tuesday): the concerns regarding Giovani Lo Salso were confirmed, and according to a report in "TyC" the midfielder will not be eligible to participate in the World Cup in Qatar following an injury he sustained about two weeks ago, which will force him to Surgery.
This is a difficult professional injury for Lionel Scaloni's team, since beyond the fact that Celso is the Albiceleste's top scorer since the current coach was appointed, with seven in total, Argentina's number 20 is also Lionel Messi's best partner on the field.
In the Scaloni era, no player in the national team has received more passes from Melo Celso than Messi, when in games played since September 2018, the Villarreal midfielder is the captain's third most preferred address when looking for who to pass to (after Rodrigo de Paul and Leandro Paredes).
In Argentina, they realized during the last week that Lo Celso is expected to miss the World Cup, but they hoped that the last tests he performed would leave him a chance to be included during the tournament, something that was definitively ruled out today.
The news regarding Lo Celso, according to TyC, leaves Scalloni with only one dilemma to resolve before he announces the list of 26 players who will be invited to the World Cup.
The coach of the South American champion will have to decide if he wants to add a ninth defensive player, in which case Juan Fuyt from Villarreal will be summoned, who can function as a stopper, right defender and even a full back, or alternatively include in the squad Angel Correa, the attacking player of Atletico Madrid.
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Axial Palacios is expected to be included in the squad.
As for Paulo Dybala, there is great optimism that the Roma striker will be fit for the World Cup, after the injury he suffered in the quadriceps muscle at the beginning of October threatened to prevent him from participating.
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