translated from Spanish: As Lasarte said: the two teams that could stop Argentina on Thursday

The Chilean national team will once again play a match of the Qualifiers to the next World Cup in Qatar 2022 and its first opponent will not be easy. La Roja will face Argentina on Thursday at 20:00.” Argentina does not have a great team, it has more than one, “said the DT of la Roja, Martín Lasarte, about the team of Lionel Scaloni.According to the journalist of the newspaper Olé in Argentina, Diego Paulich, this generation of footballers represents a change that is becoming a reality by the hand of Scaloni. “He achieved, or is in the process of achieving something important which is the renewal of the Argentine national team. Many big names are gone. Javier Mascherano or Sergio Romero is no longer there, there are few survivors. New names appeared that were adapting well, the biggest ones like Messi or Otamendi were coupled around. All this generates illusion,” he told hoyxhoy. But how real it is that Argentina has more than one selection, as Lasarte said. First, the Albiceleste has its captain: Lionel Messi. The Argentine star is the mainstay of the team. For Paulich the “Messi dependence” that at one time was inevitable, is already being left in the past. “From the game it seems to be at least Argentina depends on Messi,” the journalist added. In goal, Argentina will most likely use Franco Armani, who has been attacking the team’s last few games. But he also has other quality options, such as Emiliano Martinez, who left Arsenal last season to sign for Aston Villa, becoming one of the most outstanding goalkeepers in Europa.La defensive back who is likely to start against Chile would be Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Germán Pezzella and Nicolas Tagliafico. But Scaloni also has Juan Foyth, Europa League champion with Villarreal, Lisandro Martínez, a figure of Ajax in the Netherlands, Nicolás Otamendi, former Manchester City, World Cup player and current Benfica player, and Marcos Acuña, who is also used as a left back at Sevilla.The midfield that has been used by Scaloni is with Leandro Paredes centralized , Marcos Acuña on the left and Rodrigo De Paul on the right, leaving Lionel Messi as an attacking midfielder and captain. In this area there are plenty of good players such as Ángel Di María, Giovanni Lo Celso and Guido Rodríguez, to name a few. The attack would be led by Lautaro Martínez, champion with Inter Milan, and Lucas Ocampos, of correct campaign in Sevilla. But there are more options here. While the “Toro” is fixed, there is the option of Sergio Agüero, Alejandro Gómez or Ángel Correa, who comes from winning with Atletico Madrid.

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