Today makes for a very interesting friendly football match when Russia challenges Argentina in Moscow.
Although friendly, this match is very important for both teams to judge their preparations to face a continuation of the World Cup qualifiers in early September.
Russia is trailing Germany in European Qualifying Group 4 with difference of one point, whereas Argentina still sit in fourth position of the South America Qualifying Group and only two points from Ecuador who sit in 5th place.
Since handling the national team, Maradona has fielded four teams for qualification matches with results of 2 wins, 2 lost. Now, Maradona’s team have a very difficult fixtures list for the remaining four games. They will entertain Brazil and then travel to Paraguay and Uruguay, just Peru are weak opponents left to play in the group. Therefore, if Argentina cannot improve their performance, there is danger of missing out on the World Cup.
Diego Maradona still looks for his best formation, but has either benched or lost key players, like Messi, to injury.
Fearful of players suffering further injury before playing Brazil on 5 September at home in Rosario, Maradona had already left out Tevez, Veron and Demichelis.
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What a match! Argentina has become our national team! That is of course if Argentina is not playing Scotland. Argentina played together in a better formation. The defence still a little weak and a free-kick deflection a little unlucky. It seems to us that many players looking to start against Brazil really shone today.
Argentina came from a goal down to beat a strong Russian side 3-2 in an international friendly played in Moscow today. Igor Semshov put the home side ahead after 17 minutes at the Lokomotiv Stadium but Sergio Aguero leveled matters for Argentina just before the break with a shot from the edge of the area.
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