In times that run, it is a small blessing for Roberto de Zerbi. While he had to deal with the departures of many players from his workforce because of the international truce, the coach of theOlympique de Marseille has a less reduced group than expected.
Lionel Scaloni, the coach of Argentina, did not retain Leonardo Balerdi and Geronimo Rulli for this first rally of the year.
The captain and the OM goalkeeper did not play the match against Uruguay 4 days ago, and will not participate in the shock against Brazil which will take place in the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, as part of the Qualifying Campaign for the 2026 World Cup. A meeting which promises to be particularly stormy between the two major rivals of South American football.
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Scaloni is doing the Ligue 1 players service
In addition to the risk of injury during this match, these two essential OM players also avoid a return trip on the other side of the Atlantic. A data which may seem harmless, but which remains notable in the context of an overloaded calendar.
The two Marseillais are not the only two players spared by their coach since Lionel Messi, as well as three other Ligue 1 players – Nicolas Tagliafico (OL), Thiago Almada (OL) and Facundo Medina (Lens) – were not retained by the Argentine coach.
