The Argentine club used its social networks to highlight the presence of its player in the duel which took place in Marseille.
Mauricio Isla returned to the La Roja squad after the arrival of Ricardo Gareca at the head of the national team. The Argentine coach put the national team as a starter and he did not disappoint the coach in Chile’s defeat against France.
In fact, he became an important engagement figure, especially at the time of account opening. In the 6th minute of the match, the ball reached the old Universidad Católica. He defended the ball and, with a cue, gave the ball to Alexis Sánchez who returned it to him making a wall .
After that, Isla took a central defender who found Marcelino Núñez . The Norwich midfielder did not hesitate and fired a dragged cross shot that was impossible for goalkeeper Mike Maignan to contain, meaning the partial 0-1.
Although France responded later and eventually won 3-2, Huaso’s performance did not go unnoticed in Argentina. His club, Independiente, took advantage of its social networks to highlight the participation of its player in the friendly match against the Blues where, incidentally, he took the opportunity to give Kylian Mbappé another blow.
“Today, one of the world’s most remarkable footballers showed up with his national team. “, declared the Reds on the social networkAnd we also see Mbappé “, they added.
In this match, Mauricio Isla was present until the 88th minute, when he was replaced by Nicolás Fernández.
Gareca’s satisfaction
After the match against the vice-world champion, Ricardo Gareca took the floor to give an overall assessment of the team’s performance during this European tour, during which they also beat Albania 3-0 in Italy.
“The balance of the two parties leaves us with a good balance in general . Not just because of the stay, the behavior of the boys, the predisposition. The two matches as well as the one we played the day after Albania against Reggiana were important. We leave satisfied, with fairly positive conclusions, which we will analyze in more depth,” he began by saying.
“It was a fairly balanced match, with situations on both sides, with two teams facing each other. France won well, but the feeling it leaves me is that the boys were good “, he added later.
In turn, he highlighted the work of Darío Osorio, author of the second goal for La Roja. “We are excited not only about him, but also about many important values. He gave two very good presentations. Then he added: “He’s a national team player. Despite his youth, he has already been in Denmark for some time; everything will depend on him, growth. We trust all boys, regardless of age. There were experienced people with outstanding performances also against a team that won the world title in 2018 and became world vice-champion. “, he stressed.
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