13 days before the start of the World Cup, Lionel Scalloni Y Claudio Chiqui Tapia he led the delegation with the first members of the Argentine national team who arrived in Qatar. Together with the DT and the president of Alfa, Franco Armani also got off the plane, in some way the first confirmed by the list of players who will play the World Cup.
Scaloni has arrived ready to get to work and define the final list of the 26 players who will travel to the Middle East in the coming days. For this reason, Roberto Ayala and Walter Samuel, two of his closest collaborators, flew with him.
Once on Qatar soil, the Argentine delegation went to the Qatar University campus, where the campus will be hosted. But this first stage will last a few days as next Monday they will move to Abu Dhabi where most of the squad will join. On November 16, a friendly match will be played at the Mohamed Bin Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi, against the United Arab Emirates, the team led by Rodolfo Arruabarrena.
Lionel Scaloni intended to finalize the list this Monday, but has delayed the decision pending a definitive diagnosis by Giovani Lo Celso. If the misdiagnosis is confirmed, the possible replacement for him would be Exequiel Palacios.
A few days ago, when it became known about the Villarreal man’s injury, the coach made it clear that the most important thing was the player’s health. Also that he wouldn’t wear touched footballers. In this sense, the one who would have come more played would be Paulo Dybala who is evolving at a good pace since the last injury. Cordovan could also have minutes next Sunday with Roma against Torino.
Another of the doubts that Scaloni has would be the inclusion of another attacker or defender. In that case, the two names hanging by a thread are those of Angel Correa and Juan Foyth. The Villarreal defender has been unemployed for two months due to a knee problem. And, despite the fact that he accompanied the entire process, he was excluded in the preview of the Copa América. Angelito’s case is similar, he has been in the team from the beginning even though he was part of the Maracana company.
The World Cup in Qatar is approaching. All that remains is to define the list and start spinning the ball.
Source: Clarin
