Giovani Lo Celso will be going through a whole range of different emotions at present after seeing Argentina reach the World Cup final. In a fight to stay in the competition following their shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in their Group C opener, Albiceleste will now take on either France or Morocco in Sunday's showpiece finale after a convincing 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia.
Playing a key role in his country's Copa America success last summer where they defeated great rivals Brazil 1-0 in the final at the Maracana, Lo Celso has unfortunately played no part this time around. A certainty to be named in Lionel Scaloni's 26-man squad for the tournament, the 26-year-old cruelly sustained a hamstring injury just two weeks before domestic football went on pause for the tournament.
"Numerically there is a replacement, but football-wise there is not," Scaloni admitted to Argentine broadcaster TyC Sports (via i) when speaking about the Tottenham man's absence. "There are others with other abilities, but it is evident that he has given us a lot."
