Paredes could be dropped from the Argentina squad and return to Boca early | OneFootball

"He has prioritized Argentine football and in Boca he is becoming increasingly important," reflected Lionel Scaloni on the influence of Leandro Paredes, whom he called up and plans to start in the Argentine National Team this Thursday against Venezuela. Without Enzo Fernández, the Xeneize midfielder is poised to join the starting eleven and this news also affects Brandsen 805, not only because of his physical condition but also because he may return sooner than expected.

If there is one focus that they will pay special attention to on the Ribera during this last double round of Qualifiers, it is that their star player finishes in optimal conditions and does not suffer unforeseen circumstances. Today, the number 5 is the master and lord of Miguel Ángel Russo's team's game, the axis of Boca's footballing rebirth, and they cannot afford to lose him.

In this regard, there is an extra factor thinking about the match with Venezuela that could be a problem for Scaloni but, on the contrary, a benefit for Russo: Paredes has a yellow card and, if he receives another on Thursday, he will miss the end of the Qualifiers against Ecuador on Tuesday, September 9.

That is, if this situation occurs, the coach of the Argentine National Team would release him from the concentration knowing that he will not be able to use him and therefore he would not even travel to Guayaquil.

The consequence? Instead of returning to Boca on Thursday 11, just three days before the match with Rosario Central, he would do so this same week and the coaching staff would recover him more "whole" from a physical point of view. That is, with only one game under his belt and not two.

In addition to the advantage in this aspect, the other fundamental edge has to do with the fact that Russo will be able to plan the strategy with Paredes at Boca Predio from early on. A significant fact given his influence on the starting eleven and the importance of the match thinking about the annual table and the qualification for the 2026 Copa Libertadores (the Xeneize is second and the Canalla, third).

"With us he has played, he has come out, he has been on the bench, but that does not mean that for me he is fundamental. Sometimes from inside, sometimes from outside, but he is a footballer that with the ball there are very few like him, very few. He has an incredible criterion to play," analyzed Scaloni, full of praise for the 31-year-old midfielder.

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