Maradona not happy to face Russia before Brazil
Diego Maradona would prefer not to take his Argentina team to Russia
for a friendly next month when he has a critical World Cup qualifier
against Brazil on his mind.
Argentina meet Russia in Moscow on Aug.12 but Maradona said in an
interview published on Monday that he does not see it as a useful
warm-up for the home qualifier against Brazil on Sept.5.
“I don’t like having to play with Russia. We must prepare the team
for Brazil but in the middle we’ve got this match that is of no use,”
Maradona told the sports daily Ole.
“We’ve got four very tough matches but we are aiming at Brazil,”
Argentina’s coach said of their remaining four qualifiers. They also
play Paraguay away three days later and Peru at home and Uruguay in
Montevideo in October.
“Brazil are the ones to bring down,” said Maradona, whose team are in
a precarious fourth place in the 10-nation South American group.
BUENOS AIRES, Reuters |
