Argentina: Scaloni offers listing for Copa América with Carboni in and Correa out

BUENOS AIRES –

Argentina already has its listing of 26 names to go seeking its second consecutive Copa América title.

Coach Lionel Scaloni’s roster launched this Saturday highlights the inclusion of Valentín Carboni and the exclusion of Ángel Correa, the one one of many world champions who was disregarded within the final minimize earlier than the competitors in america.

Along with the Atlético Madrid attacker, of the 29 referred to as up for the earlier friendlies, with 1-0 victories over Ecuador and 4-1 in opposition to Guatemala, defenders Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille) and Valentín Barco (Brighton) have been additionally marginalized from the ultimate listing ).

Carboni, 19 years outdated and an Inter Milan participant on mortgage at Monza, was the shock, since he simply made his debut as a starter for the Albiceleste in Friday’s pleasant in Washington in opposition to Guatemala. The offensive midfielder had an excellent efficiency and was praised by captain Lionel Messi himself.

Most analysts assumed the exclusion of Balerdi and Barco from the roster — after the great efficiency of two defenders who joined the crew with bodily discomfort, Germán Pezzella and Marcos Acuña, whereas they maintained doubts concerning the third identify. Lastly, Scaloni opted in favor of the wonderful current of Alejandro Garnacho and Carboni over the polyfunctionality that Correa supplied him.

In whole, 21 of the 26 world champions in Qatar 2022 can be within the Copa América. For numerous causes, Paulo Dybala, Juan Foyth, Alejandro Gómez, Thiago Almada and Correa won’t be a part of the squad that can open the event in opposition to Canada in Atlanta on Thursday.

Argentina, with Messi as an unique determine and Ángel Di María in his final competitors with the albiceleste shirt, is a part of Group A together with Chile, Peru and Canada.

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Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Franco Armani (River Plate), Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax).

Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid), Cristian Romero (Tottenham, England), Germán Pezzella (Betis), Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) , Marcos Acuña (Seville), Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), Valentín Barco (Brighton).

Midfielders: Guido Rodríguez (Betis), Leandro Paredes (Roma), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Giovanni Lo Celso (Tottenham).

Strikers: Ángel Di María (Benfica), Valentín Carboni (Monza), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Nicolás González (Fiorentina), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), Julián Álvarez (Manchester Metropolis).