Javier Mascherano, big doubt in the eleven of Jorge Sampaoli

Maximum intensity in the concentration of the Argentinian selection, that this Thursday will play the first reválida in his attempt to certify his pass to the World-wide of Russia of 2018. With Leo Messi like leader insustituible, Jorge Sampaoli has a lot of doubts in his alignment, and has to solve them in the next 48 hours.

One of them also has relation with a member of the FC Barcelona, and is not another that Javier Mascherano. The one of Saint Lorenzo no longer goes in in the payroll of midfield players of the 'Albiceleste', but the technician values the possibility to include him like defence in his individual 3-5-2. His participation has gone down integers in the last months, especially from the arrival of the of Casilda, but is not neither much less descartado for the decisive duel in front of Peru.

His experience and leadership and his capacity to take out the balloon played could situate him like head office by the right in the clash that will take place in the Bombonera, but Sampaoli values other options and also could remain relegado to the game of acting. There are a lot of decisions that take and only are missing two days.

New situation

In the concentration of the Argentinian selection to Javier Mascherano is touching him a situation to which is not habituado but that already is beginning to handle. After a start complicated in the Barça, where accumulated several parties in the bench, the 'Jefecito' has attained to go out of the step to base of effort and performance and already adds three complete participations and starting like titling. The same that has convinced to Valverde, the one of Saint Lorenzo expects to do it with Sampaoli, although it will be necessary to see if it goes back to be chosen for what is considered like a final.