Gio Lo Celso’s revenge: after the defeat at Qatar 2022 he returns to being a fundamental piece of the Argentine national team

Giovani Lo Celso He doesn’t have a world champion medal, but for many it’s as if he also lifted the Cup Qatar 2022. This Rosario steering wheel was part of the whole process Lionel Scaloni and was ruled out at the last minute due to a cursed injury that forced him to undergo surgery.

Gio recovered after that blow that left him KO in those days of mixed feelings due to the happiness for the birth of his daughter Emilia and the pain of having to lose the dream of his life. He recovered and went back to playing Villarrealreturned to Tottenham and regained his place in the Staircase.

The 27-year-old left-hander took full advantage of the US tour: He started both friendlies, scored against El Salvador and reached 50 games against Costa Rica. Oh, and he’s number one in the Copa América. The return of an ideal partner for Lionel Messigreat news for Argentina.

“It’s very nice to reach 50 matches, now I can’t wait to experience other unforgettable moments and reach new goals with the national team. Every match is a new opportunity to write history together”Lo Celso wrote on his networks while he was already on the flight back to England.

The joys of now buried the tears shed when the news that he had to undergo surgery ran like a shiver through his soul. counted Rodrigo DePaul sometime in those days Lo Celso didn’t even want to answer the phone when his friends and loved ones called him.. A detachment of the hamstring in his right leg removed him from the list of 26 that Scaloni already had.

Everyone on campus felt his absence, as well as that of Nicolas González, who had to return from Doha a few days before his World Cup debut due to a tear. Both came together to accompany the last meetings in Qatar and participated in the celebrations because they were part of the whole cycle.

Now, Gio is ready to do more. You can’t change what happened, but you can move forward. And here he is, demonstrating once again that he can be a fundamental piece of the Albiceleste midfield, with passes, shots and assists. Indeed, appears behind Messi as the second best assistant of the Scaloni era, with 11 passes on goal. Leo counts 14.

In his 50 matches for the national team, Lo Celso played 22 friendlies, 15 World Cup qualifiers, 12 Copa América and 1 Grand Final. He scored 3 goals – the last one in this FIFA match against El Salvador – and provided 14 assists in total. Participate in the Copa América 2021 titles and the Grand Final against Italy.

Few remember that he was part of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in Jorge Sampaoli’s team. The fact is that Lo Celso had no minutes in that event which did not end well for Argentina at all, with internal conflict and elimination in the round of 16 against Francewho would later become the champion.

And as he prepared for a second chance, the wound was a dagger to the heart. However, he got up and, once again installed in the intimate heart of the Scaloneta, is enthusiastic about what is to come.