Concerns are growing within the Argentina national team over the readiness of the trio of Messi, Dybala and Angel Di Maria for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Anxiety prevails among Tango’s technical staff as a result of Lionel Messi’s pain outside the stadium and injuries to Paulo Dybala and Ángel Di Maria, prompting coach Lionel Scaloni to think about solutions 40 days before the 2022 World Cup. in Qatar.
Di Maria walked out of Juventus’ Champions League match on Tuesday in the 23rd minute with a sprained right leg.
Until medical tests came out, Di Maria became the third Argentine player to suffer from physical pain less than a month and a half before the start of the World Cup.
In regards to Dybala, Italian coach José Mourinho expressed fears that Paulo Dybala’s injury would worsen, noting that Dybala’s absence from the Italian team could last until the start of the New Year 2023.
On Sunday, Dybala was injured after scoring a penalty to give his team a 2-1 victory over Lecce in Serie A.
The player was substituted in the 49th minute, a few seconds after the goal was scored.
The Italian press indicated that Dybala had a muscle tear in his left leg.
The player will have to undergo an MRI to determine how long the 28-year-old Argentine has been out of action.
Pain Messi
On October 5, the Argentine captain was replaced ten minutes before the end of the Paris Saint-Germain match against Benfica (1:1) in the third round of the Champions League.
His absence due to “some pain” in the next match, last Saturday against Reims in the French league, caused some concern, and the French club confirmed on Sunday that he is suffering from “a slight pain in the calves”, which prevents him play on Tuesday against Benfica.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar on November 20, with Argentina’s first match against Saudi Arabia two days later. October 21 will be the deadline for participating teams to submit a provisional list to FIFA.
The final list of 26 players must be submitted no later than November 14th.
In the absence of Dybala in the World Cup, the chances of Atletico Madrid player Angel Correa to get into the national team will increase.
“I feel like I’m part of the team because every time I’ve played I thought I’ve lived up to expectations and I hope I get on the list,” Correa said. I was already on the previous list to travel to Russia in 2018, but ended up being disqualified. I was sad then, and I don’t want it to happen again.”
Among the players nominated in case Dybala is absent from the World Cup are Exquile Palacios, Nicolas Dominguez, Joaquin Correa and Giovanni Simeone.
As for the strikers who have cemented their positions, if they are in perfect physical condition, then these are Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Julien Albarez and Lautaro Martinez.
As well as midfielders Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovanni Lo Celso, Enzo Fernandez, Guido Rodriguez, Alexis McAlister and Alejandro Gomez.
And if there are no surprises, goalkeepers Emiliano Martinez, Franco Armani and Jeronimo Rulli, defenders Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montel, Christian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Acuña, Nicolas Tagliafico, German Pezzella and Lisandro Martinez will also be present at the 2022 World Cup. .
