Mascherano’s confession on the eve of the Olympics was surprising: “Messi and Di Maria…”

2024-07-03 18:13:20

Argentina’s Under-23s are already preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Javier Mascherano revealing details of the squad a day after the squad was officially announced. In addition, he also admitted Messi and Di Maria almost became part of the team.

The coach of the Argentina national team heading to the Olympics will have three experienced players who already know how to win titles with Albiceleste: Geronimo rollNicholas Otamendi and julian Alvarez.

Regarding the call, Mascherano revealed the details of how he defined the call in a conversation with TyC Sports: We knew it was going to be difficult, but hey, I want to thank the players for their commitment and their willingness to come out there and try to put the Argentina national team ahead of everything else. “We’re calm and really happy with the team we were able to put together.”.

Furthermore, he named two players involved in his cycle who he considers to be permanent fixtures but who will ultimately not be able to make the trip to Paris: Valentin Barcofrom Brighton and Lucas EsquivelAtlético Paraná. “We had assurances from both clubs that there would be no problems, but at the last minute they decided not to give up.”he commented.

Mascherano’s confessions about Messi and Di Maria ahead of Paris 2024

«Leo (Messi) and Angel (Di María), as soon as we got the classification we tried to send them invitations. I have friendships with them. Everything is very clear: invite them from the beginning to try to evaluate and take the time to see what they really need and whether there are opportunities. As time goes on and they start to evaluate it, things get more difficult.detailing the coach of the under-23 team.

But he also explained “Angel told me no from the beginning because he had decided that the Copa America would be his last championship. Hopefully this will shed some light on that; I hope”.

He added that the situation on No. 10 was this: «In the case of Leo, the reality is that we also understand that he has a very loud voice. The fact that he was away from the club for so long and played two games will eventually become a problem for him. It’s more that we want to be able to rely on them, and maybe it’s selfishness on the part of one to say how nice it would be to be able to train both phenomena. But this is understandable. I have never wanted to make it public because it is not necessary. Our relationship is clear and that’s enough for me..