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Samuel is not going to Inter with Chivu

At the press conference on Monday, Lionel Scaloni addressed reports from some Italian media indicating that Chivu, the new coach of Inter, called Walter Samuel to be his assistant. “Chivu contacted Walter to see if he would join him at Inter; he appreciated the call from the club of his life, but he has a commitment to us, and that speaks volumes about him staying. It’s a show of professionalism,” Scaloni clarified.

The former center-back, who emerged from Newell’s and had a good stint at Boca, played 9 years at the Italian club, where he won six Italian leagues, three Coppa Italia titles, five Super Cups, and once lifted the Champions League. In Europe, he also played for Roma, Real Madrid, and Basel in Switzerland, where he retired in 2016.

Why is there no confirmation on when the Finalissima between Argentina and Spain will be played?

Attempts to agree on a date have so far been in vain. In mid-May this year, a meeting took place during the 75th FIFA Congress, where efforts were made to reach a consensus, but there was still no confirmation of when the Finalissima between the Argentine national team, Copa América champions, and their Spanish counterpart, Euro champions, will take place.

At the mentioned meeting, the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, and the president of the RFEF, Rafael Louzán, along with administrative teams from Conmebol and UEFA, discussed key issues such as logistical planning and the competition calendars of both teams. The goal was to find tentative dates for the match, but it has not been possible yet.

Scaloni on Colombia: “They are one of the best teams in the world”

After a strong start in the qualifiers, Colombia is currently experiencing a somewhat irregular phase. In fact, they have only won one of their last 6 matches. Despite this, their good start allows them to remain sixth, thus in a direct qualification spot, although with Venezuela just three points behind.

“It’s strange to say that Colombia is in a slump; they have deserved to win matches where they have not been lucky, and the standings can be misleading. In the end, statistics sometimes do not tell the truth. They are a good team, among the best. They are on par with the best national teams in the world, and they will complicate things for us,” warned the Argentine coach on Monday.

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The World Cup-winning coach emphasized the importance of facing teams from that continent and confirmed that Messi will start. In response to Adolfo Kunjuk News, Scaloni assured that the team will try to take the lead: “We always study the opponent, but in this case we are more focused on what we want,” in terms of how we want to approach the match.”

The history of matches between Argentina and Colombia

The national teams of Argentina and Colombia have faced each other 42 times, with 21 victories for the Albiceleste, 10 for the Cafeteros, and 11 draws. The last time they faced off was in these qualifiers, when the Colombians won 2-1 at the Estadio Metropolitano in Barranquilla. Previously, Argentina had defeated Colombia 1-0 in the Copa América final.