Argentina train in open session with Honduras in their sights | OneFootball

On the eve of the friendly against Honduras, which will serve as a real test before the World Cup, Argentina’s third training session in Kansas will not be just another one: it can be followed live, with updates on the injured players’ recovery, the likely lineup for Saturday, and what the World Cup build-up is like from the inside.

The afternoon training session will begin at 7:30 p.m. Argentina time (5:30 p.m. local time, a schedule the coaching staff chose to lessen the effects of the heat in the American city) and will have the particular feature of being open to the press. In other words, for the first time since the full delegation has been together, there will be live images of the team’s preparation.

Although the first appointment will be this Saturday against Honduras, a friendly that Scaloni will use as a testing ground to give several players minutes and build match sharpness—similar to what will happen next Tuesday against Iceland—the main goal these days is to get players back fit for the opener against Algeria. When? June 16.

Most of those carrying knocks are progressing well in their recovery, much to Argentina’s relief, except for the exceptional case of Nicolás Paz, who is further behind than expected but is not at risk of missing the World Cup despite the precautionary call-up of Emiliano Buendía.

The Como midfielder is still feeling pain in his left knee due to a minor bone injury, and his progress is the one Scaloni is watching most closely. For that reason, he is undergoing special treatment and today will be one of the focal points of the open training session. The plan is for him to train alongside the group after the first friendly against Honduras (he will not play in that one or in the second against Iceland).

The starting XI Scaloni fielded in the first practice session with Honduras in mind

Gerónimo Rulli; Nicolás Capaldo, Nicolás Otamendi, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Giuliano Simeone, Lautaro Martínez and Thiago Almada.

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