I hope the players can keep this up for another 45. We need another goal for us to be somewhat comfortable. 2-1 isn't a safe scoreline.
Sampaoli absolutely needs to bring Dybala on around the 65th minute mark. Or else he gonna give every fan a heart attack.
I took a drink for half minute, when I'm back TV shows the replay of Ecuador first goal and I'm thinking they just scores another. Just too nervous I guess. Exactly , Masche needs to be replace in my opinion. Was at lost Ecuador early goal and almost gave them another! he just look shaky perhaps because of fatigue. His mentallity has never been in quesiton. But dude is mid 30's and still playing so many games, its going to add up especially in high altitude place like this. Benadetto did well, did some pressing and won the ball. I still like to see Dybala and Icardi, at least one of them in second half.
Other scores to keep in mind. Peru and Colombia are at 0-0. Not sure what Peru is thinking but they're basically out if everthing stays as is. Chile-Brasil 0-0. Chile will go through if it stays as is. Paraguay 0-0 Venezuela. Paraguay will be out if it stays. What we need is the Paraguay game to stay as is, Brasil to win and we'll need Colombia to get a victory(That is if our game ends in a draw).
Also, Benedetto's movements are spectacular today. Credit to him but is Salvio playing? I mean I haven't seen him defensively or offensively
Sometimes I have to kinda question Tim Vickery. I know he's a Britt that follows South American futbol but somethings he says are headscratchers. those calling for Dybala (and Icardi) clearly didn't see the games v Uruguay and Venezuela - and there are 90 minutes to win the thing....— Tim Vickery (@Tim_Vickery) October 10, 2017 I remember when Juventus-Barcelona played at the CL last year he said something in the lines of "Many people in Argentina tuned into watch Messi but they discovered Dybala. Not many people know about Dybala because he played in the second division". I was thinking, pretty much everybody knew who Dybala is and was. If they didn't know about him when he was back home but they surely knew about him for the year and a half he's been at Juventus. But he does admit he doesn't know much about European futbol.
I just hope they do not play liked scared ####### in the second half and try to defend for their lives. That will be sucicidal.