The last time Argentina repeated a formation the dollar was 14 pesos

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The official dollar was trading at 14.09 and the blue at 14.31. After an agreement in Deputies, the June bonus would not pay profits. Barack Obama went out to publicly support Hillary Clinton in the election campaign heading to the US presidential election in which he would face Donald Trump. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was confirmed as Peru's top leader by defeating Keiko Fujimori by just 0.24%. A new version of The Hairdressing of Don Mateo began on Telefé with Jey Mammon, Florencia Peña and Marley. Barovero armed the suitcases to go from River to the Necaxa. And the elections in the AFA were suspended for 90 days. Those things were spoken on June 10, 2016, the last time the Argentine National Team repeated a training.

From that moment until now, 39 games have passed. And as it appears in practices in Brazil, on Friday against Venezuela, Argentina will sing the 40. They passed Gerardo Martino, Edgardo Bauza, Jorge Sampaoli and now Lionel Scaloni. They went through the America's Cup in the United States, the Qualifiers and the World Cup in Russia.

There is a curiosity in the last formation that was repeated in the Argentine national team: Messi was not there. The 11 that were titular in two parties are these: Sergio Romero; Gabriel Mercado, Nicolás Otamendi, Ramiro Funes Mori and Marcos Rojo; Augusto Fernández, Javier Mascherano, Ever Banega and Ángel Di María; Gonzalo Higuaín and Nicolás Gaitán.

They went on the field in the debut of the National Team in the Copa América Centenario on June 6, 2016 in the 2-1 win against Chile at the Levi's Stadium in California. And they repeated four days later in the 5-0 win over Panama at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Why did not Messi play? In those days, the head of La Pulga not only aimed at football. He had had to testify before the Justice in Barcelona because of the accusation of tax evasion. In addition, dragged after the hard blow suffered in the lower back in the friendly against Honduras, prior to the trip to the United States.

Martino decided to give physical and mental rest to a Messi who arrived at the Hayes Mansion in San José on June 3. For that reason, before Chile it was not even to the bank. And in the win against Panama entered the second half. At 16 minutes he entered by Augusto Fernández. And it took 7 to get the first of his three goals for the final 5-0.

With the Selection marching towards the next round, the Tata moved the pieces for the third match: Roncaglia, Víctor Cuesta, Kranevitter, Lavezzi, Lamela and Kun Agüero won minutes in the 3-0 against Bolivia. Already in the quarterfinals and with all available, Messi naturally jumped to the initial team and scored a goal in the 4-1 win against Venezuela.

In the three games of a first phase with little pleasure, he also alternated and even played the mystery by declaring that he would not publicly confirm the training so as not to give advantages to the Qatar coach.

Di María started as a starter and lasted only 45 minutes into the debut against Colombia. Guido Rodríguez was the first central midfielder elected. Pizarro and Paredes also passed through there. Saravia was the lateral one before the Colombians, Casco replaced it before Paraguay and the ex- Racing recovered its place in the triumph before Qatar. Adelante, Messi was accompanied by Agüero in the debut, by Lautaro Martínez in the second game and by both in the third.

The balance, at the gates of the 40th consecutive game with different formations, is convincing: 20 wins, 9 draws and 13 wins. Because beyond numbers, the idea does not appear. And the future remains uncertain.