Argentina is about to face off in the Copa America semi-finals. The team’s highest-priced players are Lautaro, valued at 110 million, and Alvarez, valued at 90 million. Who starts and who sits on the bench will inevitably spark debate. Before the game, Scaloni stated that Lautaro would start on the bench, and South American football legend Sanchez supports this decision, because: Lautaro as a super sub is at the top of football.
At the pre-match press conference, Argentina head coach Scaloni said, “Lautaro will start on the bench. Why not have him and Alvarez start together? Because we have to consider the balance of attack and defense, it’s a painful choice, because they are both top strikers.” This has caused considerable controversy among the South American public, after all, Lautaro scored 4 goals in 4 games, so why not give him a starting spot? It’s understandable that some people don’t understand this decision.
However, South American football legend, Lautaro’s friend, Chilean star Sanchez, said he understood the decision, explaining: “On the pitch, it’s not easy to quickly understand the situation after coming on, but Lautaro always understands everything quickly. That’s why he can always come on as a substitute and score quickly. This quality of his is exceptional in football.” Sanchez’s meaning is: Lautaro starting on the bench and having the ability to come on and score is top-notch in South America and in world football. What’s so strange about starting as a “super sub”?
Actually, both Lautaro and Alvarez have “super sub” qualities, at least at club level. Official Serie A statistics show that Lautaro has played a total of 1100 minutes as a substitute for Inter Milan since joining the club, scoring 19 goals, averaging one goal every 55 minutes. Alvarez also had a good game where he came on as a substitute for Manchester City and scored a goal and assist against Leipzig in just over ten minutes.
However, Lautaro starting as a “super sub” is more effective in national team matches. So far, Lautaro has played 62 times for Argentina, 17 of which were as substitutes, totaling 330 minutes, and he has scored 6 goals – the same goal-scoring efficiency as a substitute at the national team level as at the club level. Alvarez is different, he has played 14 times as a substitute for Argentina, without scoring a single goal. In light of this, if one must choose one of the two to play as a “super sub”, then it makes sense to bring Lautaro on later.
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