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This morning (Wednesday), the Argentina national team concluded its tour in the United States with a smile, after beating Costa Rica 1:3 in Los Angeles.
The "Memorial Coliseum" stadium was filled despite the absence of the injured Leo Messi, and the many spectators enjoyed a good game by Angel Di Maria who wore the captain's armband, and led the Albiceleste to a turnaround with an impressive second half.
Argentina's next task will be to retain their title and win the Copa America this summer.
This after in the previous championship she broke the streak with a small big victory 0:1 on Brazilian soil in the final.
The squad for this championship has of course not been formed yet, but after tonight's game Lionel Scaloni was interviewed and revealed: "In football you never know what will happen, but the only players whose place in the squad is guaranteed are Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria."
It is no coincidence that these are the two oldest leaders and players in the world champion's squad.
Messi is currently injured and is not playing with Inter Miami either, but he is expected to return to action in the coming days.
Scalloni was satisfied about his team's ability in the preparation games and said: "We encountered difficulties, we found ourselves behind in the game, but we had very good minutes as a team. I am happy about that because we will encounter such difficult games in the future, so this game served us well."
Blooms in the team.
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Another player who should be a kind of bunker in Scaloni's lineup is Leotro Martins.
The striker who leads Inter to a predatory championship and a non-stop scorer in Serie A, broke the drought in the national team and after 777 minutes without a goal, arranged for the world champions to beat Costa Rica 1:3.
Although Argentina won the World Cup, Lautaro struggled to take his place in the lineup and lost it to the young Julian Albers who starred alongside Messi.
Martinez addressed the end of the drought last night when he said: "My family tried to keep me away from the talk around because it ends up making you nervous and under pressure to score. But that's the result of hard work."
Lautaro will now return to Italy to complete the task and win the Scudetto and then turn to his national team duties.
The balance of the world champion now stands at 17 wins in her last 18 games, and she signs a successful streak in the United States after defeating El Salvador 0:3 at the weekend.
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"I achieved everything in football."
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By the way, Messi did not play tonight, but he did break his silence in an interview he conducted in Argentina.
Among other things, Messi referred to the decision to leave Barcelona and said: "I thought I would stay in Barcelona my whole career, the move to Paris was not easy for me and my family."
On my career and the dreams that still remain: "I have achieved everything in my career and fulfilled all my dreams. In football, I have no more dreams. The most important quality in a footballer? To be mentally strong Criticism? Everyone has the right to express their opinion and if the criticism is related to football, I don't have Problem with that."
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