Lionel Scaloni’s Newsletter: one by one, the performances of Argentine footballers who dream of the World Cup

within hours of Lionel Scalloni announced the list of players for the friendlies against Honduras (9/23) and Jamaica (9/27), which will be played respectively in Miami and New York, a new football weekend around the world allows the Argentine coach to continue to draw conclusions for the World Cup.

Friday 21 October expires the deadline for submitting a preselection of 35 players, while The final list of the 26 must be made official on Monday 14 November. a week before the debut with Saudi Arabia.

To the regulars summoned, those who know they will be there Qatar 2022 added to those still fighting for a place, they add up as surprises in this latest call Facundo Medina, Nehuen Pérez Y Thiago Almadapresent in a new edition of “Scaloni newsletter”.

Here, the bulletin of the candidates to climb the Scaloneta at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Awesome

• Alexis Mac Allister had his most outstanding performance since joining the Premier League. Field figure, he scored two goals, including a corner free-kick, and another was disallowed in Brighton’s 5-2, which is the big surprise of the English league.
• Gerónimo Rulli: Beyond what they did this weekend against Elche, the highlight has to do with their extraordinary start to the season. He is the only goalkeeper in the major European leagues who has not yet converted and fights hand in hand with Musso for a place in Qatar.
• “Cuti” Romero returned as if he had never left. After recovering from a “left knee concussion”, he shone in the Tottenham win. He won 6 of the 8 individual duels, recovered 7 balls and scored 49 out of 51 passes.

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• Lionel Messi: Four assists in his last two games (against Toulouse and Nantes respectively on Wednesday and Sunday) rank him as the best assistant in major European leagues in 2022 with 16. He is having his best time since he arrived in Paris.
• Giovanni Lo Celso confirms that he made the right decision by returning to Villarreal. Adapted to Unai Emery’s structure, he is a key player in the Yellow Submarine and pays the DT’s confidence with performance. Against Elche he scored his first goal this season.
• “Dibu” Martínez had some responsibility for Haaland’s goal, but ended up completing a good performance with an excellent late save that kept Aston Villa’s precious draw against Manchester City.

• Lisandro Martínez is one of the banners in Manchester United’s recovery, who cut the streak at Arsenal and achieved his fourth straight win. He won 3/4 duels and was the player on his team with the most throw-ins (4) until he left in the 79th minute, via DataRef.
• Guido Rodríguez continues at high levels and is one of the matches of Betis led by Ingeniero Pellegrini, who failed to beat Real Madrid. His side lost 2-1 at the Bernabeu, but the Argentine central midfielder contributed thirteen steals and won seven individual duels.

Approved

• Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa scored Brozovic’s goal, who scored the 1-0 for Inter in the classic against Milan. Then, the former Racing had the equalizer with a powerful header from the tip to the ground that goalkeeper Maignan saved, while the former Studenti assisted the Croatian in that first goal and was replaced in the 63 ‘by Edin Dzeko. .
• Leandro Paredes made his debut with the Juventus shirt. He made his debut against Fiorentina and did not realize that it was his debut. He dominated the center of the field, made good decisions and was always the first to pass out. On the negative note, the criminal he committed.
• Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Fernández left for Benfica, who beat FC Vizela 2-1. They have respected and their team is leading with an ideal score in the Primeira Liga. The former River exited in the 67th minute thinking of Tuesday’s Champions League debut against Maccabi Haifa.
• Marcos Acuña: completed the 90 minutes in the victory against Barcelona and, beyond the first goal that takes him concentrated in attack, has contained Raphina well. Most of Barça’s attacks came from the opposite sector.
• Nicolás Tagliafico was unnecessary in Lyon’s 5-0 win over humble Angers, who did not create any dangerous situations and allowed him to go on the attack often.
• Lucas Martínez Quarta, who entered from the bench in the 53rd minute, won the three individual duels proposed by Juventus. Fiorentina have achieved a good draw and are in the mid-table of Serie A.

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• Gonzalo Montiel was one of the protagonists of the 0-3 suffered by Sevilla. The first two goals came from his team and he was unable to control Dembelé’s speed at any time. He starts at 63 ‘.
• “Papu” Gómez only played 20 minutes at Sánchez Pizjuán and had little participation in the game.
• Rodrigo De Paul was one of the weakest points of Atlético Madrid’s draw against Real Sociedad. Simeone eliminates him in the 62nd minute for Griezmann.
• Angelo Di Maria: they sought him out, but he failed to gravitate and was replaced at interval. He raised concerns as he was recovering from an adductor injury to his left leg, but Allegri said it was simply a precaution as he had only been available for two training sessions during the week.
• Paulo Dybala’s weak performance was equal to that of Roma, who fell 4-0 in favor of Udinese.

• Exequiel Palacios is still far from its best version and suffers from the bad gift of Bayern Leverkusen, who have lost 4 of the 5 games played in the Bundesliga.

They haven’t played or added a few minutes

• By tactical decision of the respective coaches, Julián Álvarez, Nicolás González, Lucas Alario and Giovanni Simeone They were on the bench, but they didn’t add minutes.
• for suspension, Nahuel Molina Y German pezzella may not be available this weekend while John Foyth Same fate for him, albeit in his case due to a left knee injury that will leave him off the pitch for another month and a half. the same for Franco Armaniwho is still recovering from a tear and hopes to reach the Superclásico.
• At the same time, Angel strap he played just twelve minutes and failed to change Colchonero’s face while Lucas Ocampos he made his debut with Ajax, entering in the 79th minute of the 4-0 victory over Cambuur.
• Today, at 13:30, Juan Musso’s Atalanta visits the newly promoted Monza.

Bonus Track: the three surprises

Faced with the injury Foyth, that would arrive with a few shots at the World Cup, Nehuen Perez Y Facundo Medina These are the options that Scaloni is considering on the right, with the advantage of his versatility, to fight hand in hand with Montiel for the place as Molina’s substitute or to enter as the ninth defender on the list, in case the TD chooses to take three. players in that position.

Both played as stoppers from the left in a row of three this weekend and completed 90 minutes: Pérez, in Udinese’s 4-0 over Roma, and Medina in the 1-1 draw between Lens and Reims in the French league.

In turn, there is another of the surprises in the call for the FIFA Date in September Thiago Almada, even if it is assumed that his chances of reaching Qatar are quite utopian and that he has been called to train with the great figures that the Argentine team has and gain ground, already thinking about the next World Cup path.