Scaloni after 1-0 over Spain: “I can only say thank you” | OneFootball

Lionel Scaloni spoke after the defeat to Spain. He lamented the 1-0 loss in extra time, but highlighted his players’ effort and appreciated the journey that took them to the final.

“Sadness, but we gave everything. Eternal gratitude to these guys who reached another final and competed. They were better, but I’ll keep great memories of this group. We have to give proper value to having made it this far — it takes a huge effort.”, said the national team coach.

He also acknowledged that Argentina came in physically stretched to the limit and suffered the departures of Cristian Romero and Lisandro Martínez during the match. “We are gracious in victory and we must be so in defeat as well. We accept that we lost, we gave everything, and we arrived at a very difficult moment physically.”, he said.

“We would have liked to win, but I only have words of gratitude. You can play well or badly, but when you give yourself like that, it’s hard to reproach anything.”, Scaloni concluded.

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