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

On the eve of the friendly against Honduras, which will serve as a key test before the World Cup, Argentina’s third training session in Kansas will not be just another one: it will be broadcast live, with updates on the injured players’ recovery, the likely lineup for Saturday, and a look at how the World Cup buildup is being experienced from the inside.

The evening practice 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 special feature of being open to the press. In other words, for the first time since the full squad has been together, there will be live images of the team’s preparation.

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

The vast majority of those carrying knocks are progressing well in their recovery, much to Argentina’s relief, except for the exceptional case of Nicolás Paz, whose recovery is more delayed than expected, though there is no risk of him missing the World Cup despite the precautionary call-up of Emiliano Buendía.

The Como midfielder still feels pain in his left knee due to a minor bone injury, and his progress is being monitored most closely by Scaloni. For that reason, he is undergoing special treatment and today will be one of the main focuses 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 eleven Scaloni fielded in the first practice 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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