The Argentina-Chile post-match experienced an embarrassing moment when Coach Scaloni froze a journalist in the conference: “You wrote to me on WhatsApp. How did you get my number?”.
L’Argentina tonight they beat 1-0 Chile in his second match of Copa America and has already qualified – a day early – for the quarter-finals of the competition being played in the United States. At the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the late goal scored by was decisive Lautaro Martinez, who had come in shortly before in place of Julian Alvarez. For the Inter striker it is the second goal in two games after the one scored on his debut against Canada. There was an embarrassing moment after the match when coach Lionel Scaloni froze a journalist in the conference: “Ah, but you’re the one who sent me a message on WhatsApp, who gave you my number?“.
Lautaro Martinez celebrates after scoring Argentina’s victory over Chile
Scaloni to the journalist at the conference: “You wrote to me on WhatsApp. How did you get my number?”
It all started when the journalist took the floor to ask his question, starting to introduce himself: “Ezequiel Suarez of Dolores, province of Buenos Aires, of the newspaper El Compromiso…“. At which point Scaloni immediately interrupted him, having understood who he was: “You wrote to me on WhatsApp. How did you get my number? Now I see your face… Who gave you my phone?“, he told him with a smirk that didn’t hide his annoyance.
The journalist tried to answer: “I’ll tell you later who he is, a mutual friend. We’ll talk about that later“. But the coach of the Albiceleste had it tied to his finger and insisted: “It doesn’t have to give you the phone. Didn’t I answer? Normally I don’t answer, with all due respect“.
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The dualism between Lautaro and Alvarez: the Inter player scores but is the reserve
Once the moment of embarrassment passed, Scaloni had to respond to the issue that is currently in focus in the Argentine media, namely the dualism in attack – alongside the untouchable Messi – between the starter Alvarez and his reserve Lautarowho came on with a quarter of an hour to go in both matches played by the Selección: “They have already played together but there are only 11 of them on the pitch, I want the team to be balanced and I choose the one I think is best for each match. Today it was Lautaro’s turn to score the goal and the first happy one is him, the second is Julian and the third is me. We are a group and we know that all players are important“.
Next Sunday Scaloni has already anticipated that he will make several changes in the last group match against Peru, given that qualification for the quarter-finals of the Copa America has already been achieved: “In the next match I think it’s right that the boys who didn’t play in these two matches play. Because I need to see them too and they deserve it“.
