Lionel Scaloni admits tears flowed after Argentina stormed back to down Egypt

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a], trailing 2-0 with 11 minutes remaining, ‌struck through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/romero-cristian/jBZTWXMn/"]Cristian Romero[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Messi[/a] and a stoppage-time winner ‌from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-enzo/nZnbEVWP/"]Enzo Fernandez[/a] to avoid a shock loss to the North African ‌side.[/p][p]"[b]I always get emotional. Sometimes the tears come out[/b]," Scaloni ‌told reporters. "[b]The tears came in the dressing room too. The boys even call me 'the cry baby,' but I don't care[/b].[/p][p]"[b]For all of us who played ‌soccer for 20 years, to feel what ⁠we felt today again is ‌incredible. I think most coaches who played soccer become coaches because of ​days like this, because of those emotions, that adrenaline[/b]," he added.[/p][p]Scaloni said he never felt the game had slipped ​away from Argentina despite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a]'s two-goal advantage.[/p][p]"[b]I always felt the game was on our side. Beyond the result, I don't think the ⁠team was playing badly. ​We had chances[/b]," he said.[/p][h2]Significant improvement[/h2][p]Scaloni stressed that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/argentina-f9OppQjp/egypt-bejDn7NN/?mid=bodsDyte"]Tuesday's performance marked a significant improvement[/a] from the previous round, when Argentina needed 120 minutes to defeat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape Verde[/a] 3-2 and showed signs of vulnerability ‌in a gruelling physical test.[/p][p]"[b]Against Cape Verde it was worse, we really looked in trouble. Today, even when it was 0-2, the feeling was that at some point we would get a chance and could turn it around[/b]," he said. "Today we played totally different soccer."[/p][image alt="Momentum graph" id="80260dcd-ff3f-4757-8766-6f9a4c04bf93" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="5b309f14-86c7-4167-a843-a6d67e2c2792" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Scaloni also praised his 39-year-old captain Messi, who missed a penalty in the first half and was also seen crying after inspiring the comeback with a goal and an assist.[/p][p]"[b]I'm convinced ‌that he plays soccer for moments like this... For him to ​feel these emotions at this stage of his career is ‌hard to explain[/b]," Scaloni said.[/p][p]"[b]It was an unforgettable moment, one of the best[/b]," the coach added. "[b]Whatever happens from here on, this team gives me the feeling that it never stops believing, even when everything is going against it[/b]."[/p][p]Argentina will play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]⁠Switzerland[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colombia/G02s4PCS/"]Colombia[/a] in the ⁠last eight in Kansas ‌City on Saturday.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]