‘Everyone got minutes and that pleased us’: Scaloni on the round of 32 | OneFootball

The Argentina National Team more than fulfilled its first-phase duties, and Scaloni took advantage of the close of Group J against Jordan to rotate players, save legs, and manage physical workloads ahead of the direct-elimination stages of the 2026 World Cup.

“The boys played a good match, we were able to give everyone minutes and that makes us happy. What we wanted was for the boys who hadn’t played to get some minutes”, stressed the Pujato native.

He also took a moment to highlight two specific names carrying particular thorns, and who against the Asians had their night of redemption: Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martínez. “Gio couldn’t be at the previous World Cup and Lautaro hadn’t been able to score, so we’re happy for them”, Scaloni acknowledged.

The team will move to Florida to prepare for the unprecedented Round of 32 clash against Cape Verde, the tournament’s big African surprise, scheduled for next Friday, July 3 at 7:00 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Scaloni was also blunt about the level of difficulty ahead:

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.