An atmosphere of absolute delirium and particular interest in the focus of the Argentine national team – which will be joined by Benfica fans Otamendi and Enzo Fernandez – for the World Cup in Qatar, which is being held in Abu Dhabi: 15,000 fans watch training given by Lionel Scaloni and two fans invade the pitch and have to be stopped by Security, one of them is barefoot and wears … a simple bathrobe.

If Benfica players traveled to the principality on Monday, Scaloni would already have 13 under his command, but, just like that, Lionel Messi was the attraction everyone wanted to get to and play with, and with whom most of the local fans cheered. Every hit, every touch of the ball, every reaction of the winner of seven “Golden Balls” at Al Nahyan Stadium.

‘La flea’ joined the group that day, just like Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), Nicolás González (Fiorentina), Joaquín Correa (Atlético de Madrid) and Paulo Dybala (Roma) with the training session, for the first time by the two – World Champion time (1978 and 1986) in place. The trio did a lighter session, just relaxing their muscles, after they greeted their countrymen.

Scaloni led a group that already included Franco Armani, Guido Rodriguez, German Pezzella, Cutie Romero, Julian Alvarez, Rodrigo de Paul, Nahuel Molina, Geronimo Rulli, Juan Foyth, Nicolas Tagliafico, Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredesa and Angelia (ex-)

Argentina is participating for the first time in the World Cup finals in Qatar against Saudi Arabia, on the 22nd of this month, in Group C, where it will face Mexico on the 26th, and Poland on the 30th. And on Friday, on Friday, the 16th, they will also play a preparatory match in Abu Dhabi against the United Arab Emirates.