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Although Scaloni put Messi on, his decision caused anger and had to be explained

They demanded explanations online from the technical director of the Argentine National Team for something against Paraguay.

By William Estrella

They demanded explanations online from the technical director of the Argentine National Team for something against Paraguay.
They demanded explanations online from the technical director of the Argentine National Team for something against Paraguay.

The Argentine National Team beat its counterpart from Paraguay 1 to 0 this Thursday after having a great level during the 90 minutes and in this way reached 9 points out of 9 possible in these first three dates of the South American Qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup that will be held in Mexico, the United States and Canada. The local team became strong at the Mâs Monumental stadium and, despite the fact that Lionel Scaloni gave minutes to Lionel Messi, he later had to explain another decision that caused anger.

The best player in the world and for many the greatest of all time could not start this Thursday because he was suffering from a muscle injury in his right hamstring. In fact, for that same reason, matchday 2 against Bolivia in La Paz had already been lost. In the same way, with the Inter Miami shirt he missed some games and that cost Gerardo el Tata Martino's team dearly, which without him could not qualify for the playoffs.

Although Leo started as a substitute this Thursday against those led by Daniel Garnero, finally the coach of the national team sent him to the field and all the fans present in the stadium stood up from their seats, took the phone out of their pocket and began to talk. record and shout for the entry of the best player on planet Earth. Of course, another situation occurred that caused the fans anger and they made it known on social networks.

The fans asked Lionel Scaloni for explanations for a decision

The fans of the Argentine National Team on social networks broke out in anger because Lionel Scaloni, when he put Leo on, decided to remove none other than Julián Álvarez from the playing field. La Araña had been performing optimally and demonstrating its high level on the playing field. However, the coach took him out and the fans asked him for explanations.


William Estrella

William Estrella

I'm a Mexican sports journalist with more than 8 years of experience, especially in digital media. I cover breaking news and investigative articles on current soccer events worldwide. I currently write for El Futbolero USA. Previously, I worked as a radio announcer in my country, covering Mexican soccer.

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