On the eve of the friendly match with Italy, the Argentine coach has come out at a press conference, among which he also talked about the lack of crowding of two of the most formidable strikers in Serie A, Paulo Dybala and Mauro Icardi.

Jorge Sampaoli has definitively closed the doors to Dybala in the world, while for Icardi said there is still a thread of hope.

“For Dybala we thought it was a football star, but it did not look like that. I do not know where the problem is, but he failed to fit our game idea, or maybe we did not value it well. Icardi has always been a first choice, but we have noticed a big difference over his adaptation to Inter and that in the national. Soccer reports with the rest of the team were not where they should be. I do not rule out, but something has to change quickly, because in the national team we do not have much time to wait, “Sampaoli said.

Further on, the Argentine coach did not spare time for team leader Lionel Messi but also for Gonzalo Higuain, who returned to the national squad for several months.

“Messi is a leader, and if he is in good condition, then will be his team, not mine. It is a player who can make the difference at any moment and must function in the service of his game, to put it in ideal conditions. Even for Higuain, I can say that he is one of the best midfielders of the moment, from whom we really expect, “said the Argentine coach.