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Di Maria: “Scaloni put me on the left in the final, because he knew France’s weak point”

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THE Angel Di Maria he is the man of great moments for Argentina. He scored in the 2008 Olympic final, the 2021 Copa America final, the Finalissima against Italy, but his crowning achievement is winning the World Cup in Qatar, where he won a penalty and scored the Albiceleste’s second goal.

Nevertheless, Lionel Scaloni’s decision to deploy him on the left side of attack in such a crucial game, a position he has rarely played in his career, impressed. A month and a half later, Di Maria explained in statements he made, the reasons for this decision.

I didn’t expect to play on the left in the final either, or even to start. The team performed well but Scaloni trusted me in the final as I felt really good in training. When I saw I was on the left, I thought Scaloni had made a mistake, but then he explained that we were going to “hit” them there, because that was their weak spot.“, said the 34-year-old Juventus ace about the choice of his coach, which turned out to be perfectly appropriate.

Edited by: Christos Lois

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