Atletico and Argentina player Rodrigo de Paul was very close to not playing a part in the clash against The Netherlands, which was the toughest game yet for his side.
The footballer recounted what he went through in the days leading up to it: "A lot of people said I wouldn't play again in the World Cup, and they said it was a tear. Not only do you have to get over the anger that there's a problem there, but you also have to reassure and calm your family down. I worked very hard with the doctors and the physiotherapists to be there".
"I want to thank Scaloni who let me decide, it was consensual. I knew that once I was in the side, I couldn't come off after 10 minutes, so I had a lot of pressure", he admitted about the pressure there was.
Finally, De Paul spoke about he felt: "Very few people know how much effort I put in these last few days to be here. I was angry that the information got out, because we wanted to manage the situation carefully".