- Jorge Sampaoli says Nigeria will be a tough task but with Messi they can overcome
- Argentina have been drawn in the same group as Nigeria for three World Cups consecutively
- The Super Eagles have earlier defeated Sampaoli's men last month in a friendly in Russia
Jorge Sampaoli says the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be a tough opponent but with their mercurial captain and talisman man Lionel Messi they can overcome the Eagles.
Sampaoli whose team had lost to the Super Eagles in a friendly match in November in Kransdor Russia said Nigeria will be a hard nut to crack.
The Albiceleste will come up against the Super Eagles in their last group game of the competition on June 26 at the Krestovsky Stadium.
Sampaoli says Nigeria will be a tough opponent. Source: ESPN FC
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It will be the fifth meeting between both countries in the group stages of the competition with the South Americans winning all previous four occasions.
“Nigeria is an unpredictable team, with very fast players,” Sampaoli said during his interaction with the media here in Moscow after the draw on Friday.
“We dealt with them very well in the first half in the friendly against them, but we could not cope with them in the second half.
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“Now, we will have another chance against them. I know i have the best player in history, which is Lionel Messi which will help us against them.”
NAIJ.com had earlier Nigeria have been drawn in Group D for the 2018 FIFA World Cup championship where they will meet Argentina, Croatia, and Iceland in Russia.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng
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Saturday, 2 December 2017