In the second half, Juan Musso, Matías Zaracho, Ángel Correa, Iván Marcone, Matías Suárez, and Giovani Lo Celso entered. This Friday, Argentina will face Angola in a completely different situation than in 2019 when it surpassed Morocco, as it is currently the world champion, winner of the Finalissima, and two-time champion of America. The Argentine national team will face this Friday with Angola, which will be the last match led by Lionel Scaloni in 2025. Despite being the second coach with the most matches in the history of the National Team, with 91 appearances, Scaloni only faced an African opponent on one occasion. The only precedent dates back to March 26, 2019, when the 'Albiceleste' defeated Morocco 1-0 in Tangier, thanks to a goal from Ángel Correa in the 38th minute of the second half. On that occasion, both teams were very far from what they are today. Argentina had just lost 3-1 to Venezuela a few days before, a defeat that really put Lionel Scaloni's continuity at risk, who was logically questioned for taking the job without a great previous career as a coach, although he finally completely turned the story around to become the most winning coach in the history of the Argentine national team. Morocco, for its part, had a very poor performance in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but in its next World Cup appearance, it made history by becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals. Their coach was a figure who would later become very well-known in Argentina: it is the Frenchman Hervé Renard, who just three years later, in Qatar 2022, gave one of the great surprises in the history of football by guiding Saudi Arabia to a victory over the 'Albiceleste'. In this only precedent with Scaloni as coach against an African, Lionel Messi did not play, and Argentina formed as follows: Esteban Andrada; Marcos Acuña, Walter Kannemann, Germán Pezzella, Gonzalo Montiel; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodríguez, Roberto Pereyra; Lautaro Martínez and Paulo Dybala. In addition, next year it will have as main objectives the Finalissima against Spain and the World Cup that will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
