The rivalry between the two arch-rivals Brazil and Argentina is hugely popular all over the world. As much as the fans are crazy about it, the footballers are even more excited. Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni and midfielder Rodrigo de Paul reminded us of that. The World Cup qualifier match on March 26 has provided an opportunity to watch another classic. Although both teams are injury-prone, there is a yellow card hole!
Yesterday, the Argentine national team played two matches. Scaloni’s team first faced another Latin giant, Uruguay, in a qualifying match at home. Where Thiago Almada’s only goal gave the Albiceleste a hard-earned victory. On the same day, the national team played a charity match with the Argentine U-20 team. The money from the match will be used to help the flood-hit city of Bahia Blanca. After that match, coach Lionel Scaloni spoke to the media about the upcoming Clasico against Brazil.
The World Cup-winning coach praised the opposing team and said, “Brazil means Brazil. They have great footballers, who are among the best in the world. We know they are a terrible opponent, everyone respects them. Now we are also fully focused on the upcoming match. This match is different, but there is nothing more to say at the moment, they are very big rivals.”
The Albiceleste will host the Seleção in the upcoming Clasico at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. The match will start at 6 am Bangladesh time on Wednesday. Several footballers from both Brazil and Argentina teams have been ruled out due to injuries before the start of this qualifying round. After Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martinez has also been named in the team. There were also concerns about De Paul. However, the midfielder, who did not play in the Uruguay match, is optimistic about playing in the upcoming match, “The decision is not in my hands, the technical body will decide. The upcoming match is the most beautiful match, I have had the experience of playing in such matches before. I hope I can play on Wednesday too.”
De Paul also commented that the Brazil-Argentina duel is the most interesting Clasico in the world, “The Argentina-Brazil Clasico is the most important and interesting of all the teams. Hopefully we can take away their (Brazil) happiness. Everyone is waiting to see such a match. Wednesday is going to be another good match, we want to enjoy this match.” De Paul also said that he misses Messi in the ongoing qualifiers, “Everyone misses him a lot. We have played together for a long time and what’s more, I haven’t seen him for a long time. He himself is surprised not to be in the team, but his recovery is more important. At this time, we want to see him calm, we want to show him that even without the captain, his ship is on the right track.”
