Spain Y Argentina on the day of the draw they drew a last day that it has little to do with the current reality. If both had fulfilled the predictions that the bets marked, this meeting should serve to decide first of group. Even to speculate with some result that would serve both (follow the game live on AS.com).
All that is wet paper. What they have in front of them is a party to all or nothing which looks more like a round of 16 crossing than what it is, the third game of the group. The Red, yes, play with advantage: you serve the tie. Despite this, in the previous hours that cliché has been repeated over and over again that they will go out to win because they don't know how to play anything else, but this time it's a great truth: the three points guarantee Spain a first square that most likely gives away the prize of dodge brazil in eighths. The canarinha has proven to be the strongest in the tournament so far, so it is appropriate postpone that face to face for times when medals are up for grabs.
Spain has a pending subject: improve the aim. A goal in two games it's a baggage very poor for a National Team that brings together so much talent in the attack zone. This time they jump with a net in the mission of tune face-to-door, because even if they don't score, those of De la Fuente will be in quarters if keep their clean sheet for the third consecutive game. Performance defensive so far it has been with honorsNot because they have not conceded any goals, but because not a single occasion against it is remembered in 180 minutes.
Much of that credit goes to Unai Simón, Eric Garcia Y Pau Torres. It shows in this tournament his maturity after the Euro that they disputed and the tuning after so long training together since they started concentration with the Absolute two months ago. Simon has not had a job under the sticks, but has shown departure security, both by high and at the time of aborting kickbacks. Eric is in mode imperial Y Pau remember again his best matches with Villarreal.
The goalkeeper and the two centrals are fixed for De la Fuente, but in the rest of positions announced again changes. Mingueza is recovered and today they decide without forcing him, come back Miranda on the left and Asensio has earned his return to eleven. Merino may also have a second chance …
Argentina
Undervaluing Argentina it's a sin What can be mortal, because their competitive gene allows them to raise the bar in the decisive moments, although the reality is that this olympic team scares more for him weight of its history that for him level of your players. It is common for the best young Argentines to fly to Europe very young and that has become a huge problem in this tournament, because Batista has been found with the majority refusal of the clubs when he tried to summon them. Proof of this is that it has not even exhausted the quota of three people over 24 years of age (it has only summoned Ledesma, 28-year-old Cádiz goalkeeper).
Despite all this, they have two very good centrals (Neuhén, from Atlético, and Medina) and several good foot players in the midfield (Mac Allister, Barco ...). Argentina, with better or worse team, never gives up easy in no sport and a lot less in football …