The Argentina coach, Lionel Scaloni, stated this Tuesday from Miami that the delegation is looking forward to traveling to Venezuela on Wednesday to play the game on the ninth round of the qualifiers and, in addition to the setbacks caused by Hurricane Milton, he said trust that player losses do not affect the team’s level.
“We had asked to be able to travel today (Tuesday), but they denied us because of the hurricane and the trip would be on Wednesday,” he told reporters, leaving a cloud of doubt about the game scheduled for this Thursday.
To get to the Venezuelan city of Maturín the Albiceleste must fly to Colombia and from the border city of Cúcuta travel by land, since flights from Argentina and the United States are not authorized by the Venezuelan government.
“It would be almost impossible to leave on Thursday,” Scaloni explained given the possibility that the delegation could not leave on Wednesday either.
Worry
“It doesn’t depend on us. The most important thing is people’s health. You can’t isolate yourself from what’s happening outside, for everyone’s health, they protect themselves when they leave their homes. It’s something new, different for us, which we are not used to. We are alert. It could be just something temporary,” he added.
The coach also referred to other changes that he had to introduce in the preparation.
“It is a very difficult date for us in the call. We had many imponderables. Bringing players from Europe is difficult now. We have to take advantage of the players who are in Argentine football,” he explained.
Despite the four absences due to injury in his squad and the absence due to suspension of two more players, he said that he hopes that his team can “maintain the level” in the next two days of the South American qualifiers.
The injured are the winger Marcos Acuña and the forwards Paulo Dybala, Nicolás González and Alejandro Garnacho. In addition, defender Cristian ‘Cuti’ Romero and goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez are suspended.
Support for “Dibu” Martínez
Scaloni expressed his support for his goalkeeper. “He expressed himself in a very respectful and correct way. It’s just what he said. These are things that cannot happen again. Especially since the team cannot afford not to have Dibu or Cuti. “They are important players.”
Martínez was sanctioned for two days by the FIFA Disciplinary Court after hitting a journalist’s camera after the match played in Barranquilla and for having placed the Copa América trophy in his genital area during the title celebrations after the win. to Chile at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Of Venezuela, he said that “it is a very good rival, physically and football-wise.”
Regarding Lionel Messi’s return to the squad, the coach stressed that “he is fine and announced that” he will be part of the team.
Miami / EFE
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Analyse de la situation : Argentine-Vénézuéla
Les preparatifs du match entre l’Argentine et le Vénézuela sont perturbés par l’ouragan Milton, qui a forcé l’équipe d’Argentine à reporter son voyage en Vénézuela. Selon les déclarations du coach de l’Argentine, Lionel Scaloni, l’équipe devait initialement voyager en Vénézuela le mardi, mais les autorités ont refusé en raison de l’ouragan.
La situation est complexe, car l’équipe doit se rendre à Maturín, une ville du Vénézuela, en passant par la Colombie, puis en traversant la frontière terrestre depuis la ville de Cúcuta. Les vols directs depuis l’Argentine et les États-Unis ne sont pas autorisés par le gouvernement vénézuélien.
Scaloni a exprimé ses inquiétudes quant à la possibilité que l’équipe ne puisse pas voyager en Vénézuela le mercredi, ce qui pourrait avoir des conséquences importantes sur le match prévu pour le jeudi. Il a également souligné l’importance de donner la priorité à la santé des personnes et à la sécurité de l’équipe.
Il convient de rappeler que l’Argentine et le Vénézuela se sont déjà affrontés à plusieurs reprises dans le cadre de matchs amicaux et de qualifications pour la Coupe du monde. D’après les résultats disponibles [[2]], l’Argentine a remporté huit matchs sur douze contre le Vénézuela, avec deux matchs nuls.
En ce qui concerne les résultats récents, l’Argentine a gagné 3-0 contre le Vénézuela le 26 mars 2022 [[3]]. Il est intéressant de noter que le match qui devait avoir lieu le 9 avril 2023 a également été prévu comme un match amical [[1]].
la situation est complexe et incertaine, avec des préoccupations quant à la sécurité et à la santé des personnes impliquées. Les supporters et les fans de football suivront de près les développements de cette situation et attendront avec impatience les prochains matchs entre l’Argentine et le Vénézuela.
