The presence of Leo, who was already a substitute against Paraguay, is the big unknown for the Albiceleste and the coach confirmed when he will decide whether he will be a starter.
The Argentina national team He has already started planning what will be the post-Messi era, so feared until December 18, 2022, the date when the 10th won the World Cup and crowned a career in which no more can be asked of him. Anyway, Leo wants to continue in the Albicelesteeven if his physique no longer accompanies him as in the past.
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Last Thursday he could not be a starter and only came into action in the second half against Paraguay, while Lionel Scaloni could not confirm his presence as a starter 24 hours before the match against Peru in Lima and will only do so if he delivers the form at the National Stadium.
During the press conference prior to the trip to the Inca Country, the presence of the Flea was the obligatory question, with a concrete answer from the world champion coach: “Leo is doing well, he has trained, if he is doing well he will play, that is what we all want”but he announced that”tomorrow we will make the decision”.
And when the question returned, he explained that “It’s a matter of talking to him and asking him how he’s doing, see how many more minutes he can play. If it’s good, you know what I think”.
On the first date of the qualifiers, when Argentina hosted Ecuador, Leo suffered an overload that prevented him from playing only two games with Inter Miami in the last month and against Paraguay he came on in the 53rd minute.
Source: Goal