Video footage from the game showed Messi and Sampaoli in conversation at the side of the pitch, just before Man City star Aguero was brought on.
Some fans jeered and others probably dozed off when Les Bleus drew 0-0 with Denmark to finish top of Group C while Argentina thrilled their fans with Messi scoring a superb goal as his team scraped into the knockout phase by beating Nigeria.
The pick of the left-backs was 30-year-old Croatia defender Ivan Strinic, who helped his team keep two clean sheets in the two group matches he played, including one against Messi's Argentina.
Now after fighting to advance from their group, Argentina will face their toughest test of the 2018 World Cup so far, when they battle France in the Round of 16. "They are among the very best contenders and we will need to be very consistent to come out on top of a very hard match".
It is sometimes said that the World Cup starts in earnest once the group stages are out of the way.
"I have not made a proper analysis of Argentina's style yet".
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Mbappé aurait pu se contenter de ce seul but, il aurait quand même eu droit aux éloges et à l'étiquette du héros. Ce premier huitième de finale de cette Coupe du monde 2018 restera forcément dans les annales de la compétition.
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The 91-time global said he would love to see Argentina meet Spain, where he played club football for Barcelona and Sevilla, in the World Cup final.
"This is going to be a big match, and a hard one, we are going to have to step up our level".
Last summer, a three-floor-high mural featuring a winking Ronaldo was painted near the same hotel to welcome the Portugal team, who were based there for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Among the teams, Colombia, Russia, Germany (already eliminated) have the worst disciplinary record while Uruguay, Spain, Saudi Arabia (already out of the tournament) have the best disciplinary record with one yellow card each in the three games.
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Remarkably, Gonzalo Higuain has not scored in his last eight matches for Argentina.Another aspect of the game will be France's capacity to prevent Messi from being fed by the opposing midfield, notably Ever Banega.
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