Argentina National Team - Brazil National Team: Last chance for Scaloni?

After the 2018 World Cup, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to fire coach Sampaoli. In the situation of not finding a suitable face to sit in the hot seat at Albicelestes, AFA had to rely on coach Scaloni - who was an assistant to coach Sampaoli - to take on the task of leading the Argentina national team until the end of this year, in the position of interim coach.

Since coach Scaloni took over, the Tango team has played 4 matches (friendly), with 2 wins and 1 draw. Lo Celso and his teammates defeated Guatemala (3-0), drew with Colombia (0-0) and most recently won 4-0 against Iraq. The attack scored 7 goals, while the defense has not conceded any goals.

At first glance, these are not too bad results for coach Scaloni and his team, especially when Messi, Di Maria, Aguero, Higuain... are not present. Never before has the Argentina national team been so "common". A series of young players, little-known players were given the opportunity to wear the blue and white striped shirt by the strategist born in 1978 such as Giovanni Simeone, De Paul, Juan Foyth, Bustos...

Coach Scaloni has not left a clear mark on the Argentina national team's playing style. Photo: Internet

However, observing closely the performances of Lo Celso and his teammates, coach Scaloni's mark is too faint. The reason why Argentina is on a 3-match unbeaten streak is because their opponents are too weak (Guatemalan, Iraq) or they are in an unstable period (Colombia just changed coaches). Therefore, the wins against Guatemala, Iraq and the draw against Colombia do not say much.

To become the official captain of the Argentina national team, coach Scaloni must prove his ability even more. The match with the "arch-rival", the Brazil national team at 1:00 a.m. on October 17, is the most important test for coach Scaloni with the AFA and the Argentine fans.

Unfortunately, the yellow-green team is not an easy obstacle to overcome. In all aspects, coach Tite and his team are showing to be superior to the "Tango dancers". From the quality of the squad, performance to stability, the Argentina team cannot compare with the Brazil team, at least at the present time.

Brazil (yellow) just had a 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia. Photo: Internet

To prepare for the match against Argentina, and before that against Saudi Arabia, coach Tite has called up almost all of the best players in Brazilian football at the moment, such as Neymar, Jesus, Firmino, Coutinho, Alisson... Two consecutive victories against the US and Saudi Arabia (both with a score of 2-0) show the stability in terms of performance, personnel and playing style of the "Samba dancers".

Therefore, it will not be surprising if the Brazilian team successfully defeats coach Scaloni and his team in the match held at King Andullah Stadium in Amman, Jordan. Because Neymar and his teammates are too superior to their opponents on the other side of the battle line. That also means that coach Scaloni's chance of becoming the head coach of the Argentine team will become extremely small./.