Scaloni has several changes in mind to face Paraguay

After the great victory against Uruguay, the squad will return to practice at the Ciro Machado Stadium and Scaloni will evaluate how the squad is facing the duel against Paraguay.

Argentina achieved a great victory last night against Uruguay for the second date of Group A of the Copa América and, without time to relax, he already has his mind set on the game against Paraguay next Monday. The squad will return to training this afternoon and Lionel Scaloni will evaluate the state of his players to start thinking about the 11th of the next game. There could be several changes.

With the novelty of the change of venue for the evening practice, which this time will be at the Ciro Machado Stadium, the Argentine National Team players who participated yesterday in the 1-0 victory over Uruguay will carry out light work to recover after the effort. In this session, Scaloni will see how some footballers are that they ended up very tired or with some blow.

The changes that could take place in the Argentine National Team against Paraguay

Young Lo Celso could not complete the match against Uruguay for a blow to his left instep and instead, as in previous matches, he entered Exequiel Palacios. Being the current Bayer Leverkusen midfielder such a reliable alternative, is likely to start on Monday and Gio take advantage of the rest to deflate the area.

Another of the players who did not finish last night’s game was Nicolas Gonzalez. Without any discomfort but great physical wear and tear, the brand new Fiorentina reinforcement is one of the footballers with the most deployment in each game and that is why he could rest against Paraguay. As his replacement Ángel di María was a fixed, but there is also the alternative of overtake Marcos Acuña and Nicolás Tagliafico return to the left side. Whatever, It is to be expected that González does not play on Monday.

Meanwhile, there are other variants that Scaloni will have to evaluate. Nahuel Molina Lucero completed a good match and the DT must decide whether to keep him in his position or return ownership to Gonzalo Montiel. The same thing happens with Guido Rodriguez, who, not only scored the winning goal, but was essential in team balance and scored points in the fight for the position with Leandro Paredes.

Finally, as for the rest, Dibu Martínez gave no reason to leave his post; It is expected that behind Cristian Romero-Nicolás Otamendi remains unchanged; the presence of Lionel Messi it is never in dispute; Rodrigo de Paul, though tired, he is still immovable; and remains Lautaro Martínez’s doubt, which is estimated to remain the team’s 9th despite two not entirely convincing matches.

Leandro Paredes returns or continues Guido Rodríguez, Scaloni’s dilemma

Some players are trademarks of the Lionel Scaloni cycle in the Argentine National Team. One of them is Leandro Paredes, who until yesterday had been a starter in the 28 games that the current DT had directed. However, his place against Uruguay was occupied by Guido Rodríguez, who made merits to remain among the 11, for his goal, his defensive presence and his simplicity in the distribution.

So things, Scaloni will have to decide if Paredes, one of the most representative players of his cycle, remains among the substitutes or is again among the starters. It is, not just one question of names, but also of styles. The PSG midfielder offers more deployment and associated game, while the player emerged in River provides more containment and short game.

Hisopados in the Argentine National Team after the victory against Uruguay

The Copa América protocol establishes frequent swabs, before and after the matches, to avoid massive infections. This morning it was the Argentine National Team’s turn after last night’s victory against Uruguay. While waiting for the results of the PCR tests, the campus prepares for the afternoon training at the Ciro Machado campus.

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