This Monday at noon, Lionel Scaloni spoke in conference, before Tuesday’s game at 11:00 p.m. against Peruin Lima, for the fourth date of the South American Qualifiers heading to the 2026 World Cup. In this context, the coach referred to the rival that the team will face. Argentine National Teamspoke about the possible presence of Lionel Messi as the headline and seemed upset by a journalist’s question.
«It’s okay, he’s training. We will make the decision tomorrow. If he is well, he will play, which is what we all want.”, commented El Gringo when consulted by the captain of the Albiceleste. Then, about whether they can get to play together with Lautaro Martínez y Julian Alvarezexplained: «They are decisions of the parties. Today we are fine as we are and perhaps we would not need to break the balance, but we are open to everything depending on the game. The idea is that two forwards always play, then they have different characteristics.”.
Along these lines and when asked about what will determine whether the Rosario star plays or not against Peru, the coach remarked: «It’s talking to him and asking him how he is. If he is fine… ». And he added: «It’s a matter of minutes, of how much I can play. If it’s okay, you know what I think. If it’s okay, play. There is nothing more to say”.
On the other hand, when they asked him about how to get used to playing without La Pulga, he stated: «Let’s stay with the fact that it is still there. What a way to think about ‘when I’m gone’. The truth is that it is still valid, let’s leave it alone. We are going to leave him, I hope he plays until… because if it is not continuous… Are we retiring him? Are we all crazy or what? Let’s leave it”.
Scaloni, about the level of the Peruvian National Team
«He is a very difficult rival. Afterwards one can catalog whether it is played well or badly and what this means for each one. I think it’s all very even. It was seen the other day with Brazil-Venezuela. It is very difficult today to make a big difference. The same thing will happen with Peru; It is a very good team that plays well at home, they have known each other for many years and anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong. “It’s going to be very complicated,” Lionel analyzed.
