And the first and second rounds of South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, which were scheduled for last March, remained suspended for a long time due to the Corona virus, which continues to spread in South America and in some European countries.
The “Tango” team will begin its qualifying campaign at home in “La Bombonera” in Buenos Aires, the stronghold of Boca Juniors, against Ecuador on October 8, before it is a guest 5 days later, on the 13th of it, over its Bolivian counterpart in “La Paz” At an altitude of 3500 meters above sea level.
Messi returns to his country after a disappointing season at all levels with Barcelona, during which he left the European Champions League with a humiliating loss 2-8 against Bayern Munich on the way to the latter to win the title, and his failure to retain the Spanish League title, in addition to his desire to leave Catalonia, before He decides to stay.
The South American Football Association (CONMEBOL) allowed Messi to participate with his country, after he had previously suspended him due to his expulsion from the third-place match against Chile in the Copa America competition organized and won by Brazil in 2019, before he decided to lift the suspension and cancel the penalty because of the past. More than a year after the incident and the reality that the qualifying matches were postponed due to the outbreak of the “Covid-19” pandemic.
Aguero will be absent due to the injury, knowing that the City striker suffered a knee injury at the end of last season, and did not participate in his team’s team exercises at the beginning of the current season.
Mystery surrounds the issue of not summoning Di Maria, who returned to wear the Paris club shirt after a period of hiatus, after being infected with the Corona virus, as he contributed to Saint Germain’s first victory in the league this season at the expense of Metz 1-0 after two losses.
In addition to Messi, coach Lionel Scaloni called up a constellation of stars such as Italian Juventus striker Paulo Dybala and Inter striker Lautaro Martinez, in a squad that is not final, as it will be supplemented by summoning players who play in the domestic championship.
The summons came after the announcement of the Brazilian team’s list and the day after the decision by CONMEBOL to allow South American players who play in European clubs to join their teams for the first and second rounds.
And in what comes the lineup:
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa, England), Juan Muso (Udinese, Italy), Agustin Marchesen (Porto, Portugal).
Defense: Juan Foyth (Tottenham Hotspur), Renzo Saravia (Brazilian Inter), Germán Pisela (Italian Fiorentina), Leo Balverde (French Marseille), Nicholas Otamendi (Manchester City, English), Newin Perez (Atletico Madrid), Nicolas Tagliavico (Ajax) Amsterdam (Netherlands), Marcos Acuña (Seville Spain), Facondo Medina (Lens, France).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Guido Rodrigues (Real Betis, Spain), Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese), Execiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Giovanni Le Celso (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicolas Dominguez (Bologna, Italy).
Attack: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain), Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Italy), Lucas Ocampo (Seville), Nicholas Gonzalez (Stuttgart, Germany), Alexis MacAlister (Brighton, England), Aljandro Gomes (Italian Atalanta), Joaquin Correa (Lazio Italian) Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), Lautaro Martinis (Inter Milan), Christian Pavon (Los Angeles Galaxy, USA).
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