Post-Match Press Conference: Argentina's Lionel Scaloni On 3-1 Win Over Switzerland

Good night. We'll start here with chain 3, Marcelo. And can we turn off the air conditioning, please? Come on. Well, thanks for turning off the air conditioning. Yes, no, not long ago. He's angry, he's angry, he's angry, he's angry. Well, I do n't have my jacket today, that's the last thing I need.

Clear. Okay, perfect. This is Leo, we're live for Cadena 3 Argentina. Beyond what's usually said, all this talk about suffering and all these issues, tell us what you saw, what you saw of the team, how you saw the game, what you take away from the suffering. No, it doesn't mean it was hard, does it? What

you saw was tough, tough is an understatement. I also think we found a rival who put us in a very strong physical situation, very strong. It was hard for us to win the duels, it was hard for us to string together passes, five or six passes, and that's the reality. But we always

have one more chance, and in the end, well, we pulled it off. But it's very useful for us, it's very useful to know what we can expect. Although not all teams are as physical, that's true, not all teams are at this level and physically so strong that they can handle one-on-one situations in various areas of the

field. And the reality is that we suffered, but to reach a World Cup semi-final, it's very difficult not to suffer. It's painful, it's painful. We suffered in Qatar too . This, maybe playing better than today, but we also suffered, so we have reason to be satisfied, obviously, to have reached a semifinal after

the month and a half we've been here. I've been telling Nico about the situation for a month and a half now, I think I said it yesterday too, the outlook was bad, really bad, and today we can say that we're in the semifinals and it's only thanks to the players, because if I hadn't trusted them to be there