It was time for the penultimate rehearsal before the World Cup in Qatar. 58 days after the debut against Saudi Arabia, the Argentine National Team will face Honduras dFrom 9:00 p.m., at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and broadcast by TyC Sports, in a match that is worth much more as a projection of what may come than for the real category of the rival that will be faced.
More than continuing to test players and variants, the idea of ​​coach Lionel Scaloni is to strengthen the team that would hypothetically start in the premiere against the Arabs. In any case, the coach has four doubts: German Pezzella either Lisandro Martinez in the central rear, Nicholas Tagliafico either Marcos Acuna on the left side, Giovani Lo Celso or Enzo Fernandez as a steering wheel on the same side and now that of Angel Di Maria who is likely to go to the bank. In this case, It is not well known who could enter for the current Juventus player. The remaining seven players are already confirmed: Emiliano Martinez will be the goalkeeper Nahuel Molina Y Nicholas Otamendi will complete the defense, Rodrigo dePaul Y Leandro Paredes They will go to the half court and Leo Messi Y Lautaro Martinez to the front
In the international window of June, Argentina had a glorious performance. He swept Italy 3-0 at Wembley Stadium and won the Intercontinental Finalissima and then in San Sebastian (Spain), thrashed the poor Estonian team 5-0 with five hits from an intractable Messi. From which, he began to look at the team with the eyes of a possible candidate to win the World Cup. There’s a long way to go for that plus, it would be a sin to raise the bar of optimism so high. Honduras is not a big deal (80th in the FIFA ranking). But more than the result, what matters now is what the National Team is going to show individually and collectively, just over two months before the great World Cup event in Qatar.