Lionel Scaloni insisted that Argentina is “always outside” because the World Champions were playing Uruguay, despite the absence of Lionel Messi.
La Albiceleste was without Messi for Friday's qualifying match in Montevideo, while Lautaro Martinez and Paulo Dybala were also missing.
Nevertheless, the side of Scaloni emerged with a 1-0 win, which was sealed by the stunning 25-year strike of Thiago Almada, to close their place in the final of next year in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
And the head coach, whose side will protect the qualification on Tuesday with a point against Brazil, believes that his team has shown their strength depth.
“The national team is a team. If one is missing, the other comes in,” he said. “We had very important victims, but we have great players to go up the field.
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“The team is always outside of names. Fortunately we can bring in players and the team does not suffer.
'On the right they have created some situations for us. In the second half we corrected [those]And another game took place.
“The team played a complete game, recorded the pressure of the opponent. When we had to play, we did it and when he also had to score. I was satisfied, not because I won, but because of how the team performed.”
“The one who plays, we always have the same mentality,” goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez agreed. “This group wants to continue to grow and achieve things.
“It was a very tight match. We are proud of this victory. They were intense, and we too. That's why we could spend the game.”
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