The Argentine National Team had no problems winning a victory against El Salvador (3-0) on Friday night to a full house in Philadelphia in a friendly in which they missed Lionel Messi who was left out of the squad due to muscle problems suffered with Inter Miami.
The world champion in Qatar 2022 showed that she does not depend on her captain to get good results and with goals from Cristian Romero (m.16), Enzo Fernández (m.41) and Giovani Lo Celso (m.51) they achieved a comfortable victory against a Central American team that did not put the Albiceleste in trouble.
However, the absence of Lionel Messi at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia he did not go under the table and Rodrigo De Paul remembered the ’10’ of the Argentina National Team, who for the Atlético de Madrid player, is always present regardless of whether he is part of the call or not .
“We hope Leo recovers soon. He is our captain and he is always present in one way or another. If he’s okay, we have the ace of spades.”commented Rodrigo De Paul, referring to an internal anecdote in the team that has to do with the cards used in the “trick” game.
The player, who was also part of the Argentine team that was crowned world champion for the third time, highlighted the continuity of coach Lionel Scaloni who recently confirmed that he will remain in his position after having left the possibility of leaving in the air.
“The most important thing is that Scaloni is here with us to move forward”commented Rodrigo De Paul, who added: “No one assures us that we will continue winning, but if we push ourselves internally the way we do, we have a lot of possibilities”.
Ángel Di María surpassed Diego Maradona
With a cross in Argentina’s first goal against El Salvador (3-0), Ángel Di María reached 27 assists with the Albiceleste, being the second best in that department in the history of the Argentine team, surpassing none other than Diego Maradona, who completed 26 between 1977 and 1994.
The Argentine midfielder, who managed to score goals in the three recent finals played with the national team (Copa América, Finalissima and World Cup), is still very far from the first place on that list occupied by Lionel Messi, who has given a total of 54 assists.
Ángel Di María returned to the Argentina National Team after announcing his retirement after winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and now puts the 2024 Copa América in the United States as his last cartridge with the Albiceleste, in which he continues to write his name in the books of history.
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