Scaloni calls for calm after Messi magic

Doha, Qatar - Lionel Scaloni pleaded with Argentines to show calm after Lionel Messi helped keep their World Cup hopes alive with the first goal in a crucial 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday.

Argentina would have been eliminated from the tournament with a Group C match to go had they lost and despite this win, sealed with a fine Enzo Fernandez strike, they must still defeat Poland on Wednesday to ensure progression to the last 16.

Asked about images showing his assistant Pablo Aimar on the brink of tears during the game, Scaloni called for some perspective.

“You have to have some common sense, it’s just a football match,” he said.

“I received a message from my brother saying he was crying and it can’t be like that. It’s as if it were more than a football match.

“I don’t share that. The players must understand it’s a football match. If not, it will be like this in every match.

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Scaloni said he for one wouldn’t be celebrating as his team are still not out of the water yet.

Even with a draw against Poland, the two-time champions could still be eliminated.

“People will think I’m crazy but fine, we won, we’re celebrating, it happens,” he said.

“Tomorrow we have to prepare the game and it’s like when we won the Copa (America) final and we had to think about what came next.

“The joy doesn’t last long, you have to maintain balance.”

“It’s hard to make people understand that the sun will rise tomorrow, win or lose.