Betis can breathe easy for now with Giovani Lo Celso as much as very good news arrived last morning from Paraguay, to the point of exceed forecasts of the green and white club.
In this sense, In Heliópolis there was great concern that Lionel Scaloni would give him prominence in the first match of the Argentine concentration in Asunción and what happened in the previous call could happen, when he returned injured and could not reappear until last Sunday against Celta.
However, as the coach already hinted at in the previous press conference, Finally, he opted for the 4-3-3 with Lautaro, Messi and Julián Álvarez, which meant the Rosario’s replacement at the start when he opted for Enzo, De Paul and Mac Allister in the middle.. Now it remained to be seen if he would be given minutes throughout the match, to which they remained very attentive at the Benito Villamarín, aware that the less risk there was, the better.
Argentina took the lead on the scoreboard in the 11th minute through Lautaro Martínez, but the Guaraní team did not take long to establish the tie thanks to a great goal from ex-betic Antonio Sanabria in the 19th minute. As soon as the second half started, Alderete completed the Paraguayans’ comeback and forced the Argentines and Scaloni to react, so It seemed that Lo Celso’s time had come as a replacement, but the coach preferred to turn to his competition for the position, Leandro Paredes.who entered in place of Enzo. The coach exhausted the changes and He left Lo Celso on the bench to the absolute joy of the green and whitewho have passed the first round.
Scaloni finally decided to pamper and keep the green and white midfielder in trouble knowing that he had just recovered from an injury and that he had only had time to play for half an hour with his team before returning to the national team again. It must be taken into account that It is usually an important piece in your plansso his absence in this match, even losing Argentina, almost certainly responds to this reason, for which Betis is surely deeply grateful.
Nevertheless, There is still a second round to overcome for the Heliopolitans, since early Wednesday morning Argentina will face Peru at home with the obligation to take the three points after falling in Asunción, so they could turn to Rosario either starting or coming off the bench, so at Benito Villamarín they remain with their fingers crossed.