Carlos Zambrano is confident of beating Argentina

Scaloni, coach of the world champion team, assured that Argentina will play with substitutes against Peru

After the peruvian team lost 0-1 to Canada on the second date of group A of the Copa America 2024he defender Carlos Zambrano He acknowledged the difficulty of the match against Argentina but he stressed that in football anything can happen.

«We know that the match against Argentina is very complicated. He is the last champion, but we are not going to go with the mentality that we are already defeated. We are going to go out and look for the game, it is our last option and we can beat it. “This is football, anything can happen.”said Zambrano after the defeat against Canada.

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Reflecting on the match against Canada, Zambrano mentioned that Peru lacked intelligence and cunning. «With Canada we lacked a little liveliness, to be intelligent. With one less we had to cut the plays, but it became complicated for us.”he added.

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The defender also mentioned the impact of the climate on the team’s performance, noting that the intense heat took its toll. «With one less and the heat was very hard. They are not excuses, but a great example is what happened to the linesman who fainted. “Conmebol has to be aware of not playing in high temperatures or stopping matches to cool off, so as not to take risks.”he declared.

«We must be self-critical, however. The goal was a counterattack that caught us off guard in defence and we must know how to recognise our mistakes. Things happen in seconds and we must react quickly.»he concluded.