JAKARTA - The coach of the Argentine national team, Lionel Scaloni, admitted that the FIFA Matchday agenda against the Indonesian national team was not an easy match. Even though he holds the team coach with world champion status, Scaloni does not want to underestimate the Garuda Squad.
"So Indonesia is a good team and has good technique. It is not easy for us to fight Indonesia (the national team) of course," said Lionel Scaloni during a press conference ahead of the match on Sunday, June 18.
Argentina and Indonesia will meet in the June 2023 FIFA Matchday match on Monday, June 19 at 19.30 WIB. Prior to the schedule, Albiceleste arrived in the country on Friday, June 16.
One day after arriving, Lionel Scaloni's team immediately underwent one-day training at SUGBK. Trying out the atmosphere of the stadium Scaloni admitted that their training location was very amazing and his team enjoyed training in Jakarta.
"What a beautiful place for my players to train here," said Lionel Scaloni.
"And we've also practiced here (SUGBK)," said the 45-year-old coach.
In addition to being enthusiastic about the training location, Lionel Scaloni was also impressed by the high enthusiasm of Indonesian football lovers to watch the match against Argentina. This is evident from the sales of tickets that sold out in less than five minutes.
"Yes, I am happy that the Indonesian people are enthusiastic about fighting Argentina as the winner of the World Cup," said Lionel Scaloni.
"It's also nice that people can watch us live in the stadium," he concluded.
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