Three minutes after the end of the game, Scaloni decided to leave the 10, who explained the reasons for the change that will become more and more frequent.
“It probably won’t be the last time he’ll date during matches.”. The verdict came from the mouth of Lionel Messi after the victory of Argentina Seen Ecuador and explained an absolutely atypical situation: after 87 minutes into the game, the illuminated board indicating the changes showed the number 10, so that it would be replaced by Exequiel Palacios.
The reason was completely physical, although it was not an injury: “I was tired’Leo persisted, while Lionel added Scaloni at a press conference’He asked me for the change because he had something, tomorrow he will study and we will see if he is ready to go to Bolivia”.
In any case, he left with confidence to describe the match as “very tough, very physical but I felt good.”
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME REPLACED?
To find the latest precedent where Messi left for a change, you have to go back more than nine years, to the June 25, 2014. That day Argentina beat Nigeria 3-2 with two goals from La Pulga, in the third match of the group stage of the World Cup in Brazil.
And because the classification had already set a date, Alejandro Sabella decided to put the ball out after 63 minutes to rest before round 16. His replacement was in Beira-Rio that day Richard Alvarez.
Source: Goal