Argentina Defeated Guatemala

DBasia.news – Argentina proved that they don’t need Lionel Messi to gain the victory. It can be proved from the friendly match against Guatemala at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, US, Saturday (8/9). Argentina won with a 3-0 score.

This is a new journey for Argentina after the failure in the 2018 World Cup. At the same time, Lionel Messi wasn’t listed by the coach Lionel Scaloni. It’s rumored that the Barcelona player who won Baloon d’Or five times is considering to retire from the national team.

Consequently, Scaloni who filled the position of Jorge Sampaoli after the firing is sending many debutants during the match against Guatemala. Interestingly, the three debut players Gonzalo Martinez, Giovani Lo Celso, and Giovanni Simeone successfully scored the goals.

Martinez scored the first goal for Argentina by his penalty kick at 27′. Next, Lo Celso added the goal at 35′. And then Giovanni, the son of Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, completed the victory by utilizing assist from Exequiel Palacios.

Interestingly, Giovanni who came from the Serie A team, Fiorentina, defeated his two teammates who also worked in Italy to be the main striker: Paulo Dybala (Juventus FC) and Mauro Icardi (FC Internazionale).

 

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Specifically, Scaloni praised the performance of his squad, especially the debutant like Giovanni. “They understood very well what it is to play with this shirt, and we are proud that several of these guys have been able to play for the first time with the national team. We did what we wanted in the first half, I’m very satisfied, we gave the match a great intensity,” Scaloni explained.

Meanwhile, Giovanni also mentioned that his debut with the Argentina national team is one of his targets as a football player. He became excited about scoring the goal in his first match with the national team.

I’m very happy. I have great team-mates who give everything to win. There were many nerves, anxiety and desire to see this new Argentina,” Giovanni said.