The Argentine National Team faces this Thursday Paraguay in Assumption and then on Tuesday at Peru in The Bombonera for the double end date of the year in South American Qualifiers. But the team Lionel Scaloniin the run-up to the matches, suffers an unexpected problem with flights that affects nine players of the Argentine National Team.
According to journalist Mariano Antico, who follows the information about the Argentine National Team in TyC Sports, a flight with Argentine players competing in the Premier League It was delayed and the players will arrive later than expected, which alters Scaloni’s plans.
«The players are five who come from England. Draw Martínez, Lisandro Martínez, Cuti Romero, Facundo Buonanotte and Enzo Fernández. The five footballers came on a flight with a stopover in Rio de Janeiro. During the stopover, the flight was cancelled.Antico reported this Monday.
«The flight was canceled and they are seeing if they can come after noon with a charter that brings these footballers from the Argentine National Team so that they can arrive after noon. Training is scheduled for six in the afternoon, they were going to arrive in the morning and they will see if they can arrive later.added the journalist.
More complications in the Argentine National Team
But it was not the only problem that Argentine players suffer with flights. «It is the second flight that has complications, another flight from Madrid with Atlético de Madrid players, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul and Julián Álvarez, plus Gio Lo Celso, takes off later and arrives at 4 in the afternoon»Antico added.
Gastón Edul, in turn, gave good news about two players involved in the flight delays. «Cuti Romero played the entire game with Tottenham. Lo Celso played half an hour in Betis. They were the first minutes after his injury. Scaloni will be able to count on both: Cuti will be the starter against Paraguay»reported Edul.
The one who did arrive safely in Argentina is Lionel Messiwho arrived this Monday after suffering a tough elimination with Inter Miami in the MLS. Messi’s team and Tata Martino lost the elimination series with Atlanta United and was left out of the league, so these will be Messi’s last games of the year.