Esteban Andrada will have his chance in the arc of the National Team – 09/08/2019

The time has come for Esteban Andrada in the selection. Gone is the bitterness for the injury that left him out of the Copa América 24 hours after the debut. And now the Boca goalkeeper will have his revenge with the national diver when he stands under the three sticks of the arches of the Alamodome of San Antonio, Texas, before Mexico on Tuesday at 23 (Argentine time), in the second friendly of The tour of the United States.

It cost a lot to lower the anger of the 28-year-old Mendoza after returning from Brazil. A strong blow during a training produced a synovial picture in his right knee and forced him to return from Salvador de Bahia a day before the premiere against Colombia. But it was replaced and with convincing performances in the arc of Boca won this new chance to get back into the race for the fight of the albiceleste gloves.

Franco Armani He has been the owner in the era of Lionel Scaloni. The River, which debuted with Jorge Sampaoli in the World Cup in Russia has 11 games with the National Team with 15 goals received. But, beyond continuity and considering it the first option today, Scaloni wants to see Andrada and thus the Superclassic of the arc is reissued in Argentina.

The Boca has 868 minutes and 34 seconds (and counting) without receiving goals in consecutive games. It is a record in the blue and yellow team that will play with River the semifinal of the Liberators Cup. There, Armani and Andrada will be rivals, today they are partners with the clothing of their country.

Scaloni is seduced by Andrada's style. And no one is encouraged to confirm if the starting goalkeeper in the Copa América would have been Armani if ​​the Boca goalkeeper had not been injured. It is that at that time they were head to head – or glove to glove – in the internal competition. Now, that scenario could be repeated and Scaloni will look both with a magnifying glass until the end of the year to define which of the two will be the starter at the start of the Qualifiers, in March.

The alarm went off in Nunez due to a muscular discomfort of Armani. There were even rumors that Marcelo Gallardo intended the return of the goalkeeper to Buenos Aires. But Armani stayed, although by decision of the coaching staff he will not play so as not to put him at risk due to the proximity of the duels.

In this way, lThis Tuesday will be Andrada's second presentation in Argentina. His first time was in the friendly against Morocco that the National Team won by 1 to 0 on March 26 in Tangier. And he did not complete the 90 minutes since at 22 the second half he left to leave room for Juan Musso. The idea of ​​Scaloni this time is to watch it the whole game.