Scaloni, present in a Futsal draw in Mallorca: revealed which game of that sport he uses in the national team

Lionel Scalonicoach of the Argentina soccer team, world champion in Qatar 2022rated the futsal or futsal as they call it in Spain, a “spectacular sport from which very interesting conclusions are drawn”, shortly before the balls for the draw for the semi-finals of the Final Round of the Champions League of that sport that will be played in Palma de Mallorca.

“Several of my players made their debut in this sport in Buenos Aires. It is highly recommended especially for midfielders due to the constant contact they have with the ball,” said the Santa Fe coach, a former player from Majorcaamong other teams, and settled on the Spanish island with his family.

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“Kids will understand the game (which is played in football) better by playing futsal and I always take my children to watch matches; Furthermore, it teaches how to generate situations of superiority on the pitch with the goalkeeper, which we also apply“revealed the DT.

Using the goalkeeper as a player is a very common move in futsal, it serves to have more players on the pitch but requires a lot of intelligence, patience and precision in passing, with the risk of losing him and leaving the door open to the opposing team.

In traditional football, using the goalkeeper in outings is an increasingly frequent trend: going beyond that first line of free pressure markings in midfield and allows you to reach the attack with numerical superiority.

Both Dibu Martínez and the rest of the national team’s goalkeepers have this premise at the moment of the match from below, even if Scaloni’s order to his players is to give them enough freedom to know how to detect when it is convenient to burn the books and clear with a ball. In fact, Argentina usually does not suffer this type of action against.

But returning to futsal, Scaloni insinuated that there are several members of the national team who break him in that discipline, which they occasionally resort to, for example, when the rain doesn’t allow training as planned. And when asked if he would choose a player who stands out from the others, and if his name is also Lionel, he replied with a smile: “So, You Already Know”.

An Argentinian in the Final Four

Maxi Rescia, 2016 champion and 2021 world runner-up with the Argentine national team, will be the only Argentine representative at the Final Four, which will be played in Mallorca from 5 to 7 May.

The one released from the Club Pinocchio plays in Anderlecht, champion of Belgium, a team that is making its debut in this definition for the title, like the home Palma.

Rescia and his teammates will face Sporting Lisbon in the semifinals, while Palma will face Benfica.