After the victory and the festive night on Friday at the Bombonera, the Argentine National Team He had the morning off at the AFA Complex in Ezeiza and resumed training in the afternoon ahead of Tuesday’s game at 8:30 p.m. against Ecuador in Guayaquil, the last of the South American qualifiers.
Those who did not play against Venezuela worked with greater intensity, while those who did play only did recreational activities. So much so that some players, including Lionel Messi, came to watch the friendly that Javier Mascherano’s U20 tied 2-2 with the United States.
Coach Lionel Scaloni will give a press conference at noon on Sunday and the delegation will leave on Monday at 2:00 p.m. on a charter flight to Ecuador. The coach’s idea would be to make room for players who are not usually starters and whom he still needs to continue evaluating for what It is not ruled out that there will be several changes in the formation that will start against the Ecuadorians, already qualified for the World Cup like the Argentines.
After the game and on the same charter flight in which most of the players will return to Europe, Scaloni himself and the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, will travel to attend to the World Cup draw that will take place on Friday at 12 noon (Argentine time) in Doha, the Qatari capital. At the end of it, Tapia hopes to close the contract so that during the World Cup, the Argentine National Team will stay and train on the Doha University campus.