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Rodrigo de Paul (Reuters)
A blow to Argentina for the quarter-finals of the World Cup? One of the key players of the Albiceleste, Rodrigo de Paul, did not train today (Wednesday) ahead of Friday’s match at 21:00 against the Netherlands, it is reported in Argentina.
The Atlético Madrid midfielder is one of the standouts in his team throughout the tournament, when against Australia in the round of 16 he played his best game in Qatar. According to the reports, the reason for the absence is that De Paul is sick.
In De Paul’s absence, coach Lionel Scaloni decided to train young Enso Fernandez, Alexis McAllister and Andrew Paredes in the 11. The first two impressed and found the net during the tournament, against Mexico and Poland respectively.
