I was going to use it as always Lionel Messi, but not to physically expose it they did not travel to Guayaquil. Given that situation, Thiago Almada was going to inherit it, but that of Atlético de Madrid at the last minute did not play for a contracture. That shirt number 10 of Argentinaso singular, in the end he wore her Franco Mastantuono. And so the Real Madrid player sneaked into history in the match for the qualifiers towards the World Cup of 2026.
Mastantuono entered the 17 minutes of the second half and became the youngest player in the history of the Argentine National Team in playing with number 10 on the back. He did it with 18 years and 23 days. Thus he surpassed Diego Maradona, who was 18 years, 9 months and 3 days.
Madrid’s youth entered Argentina losing, in a disoriented team, without lights. He asked for each ball, always showed, but failed to unbalance or with auctions from outside (blocked) or with deep passes. Anyway, as in his new team, he exhibited personality.
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Lionel Scaloni explained: “The 10 was going to take Almada, but it could not be of the game because we prefer not to risk this game. And we gave it to Franco.” On Mastantuono’s work, the coach said: “Franco entered well, has a personality. He likes to play with the ball, receives it. What happens is that he entered at a time when Ecuador was in a fairly low block and there were few spaces. The important thing is that he always tries and has personality. It was another game for him and adds minutes in this team.”
