The Argentine national team will start the campaign to defend the World Cup title, by facing Ecuador and Bolivia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, led by its star and captain, Lionel Messi, according to the squad announced by the federation, Thursday.
Coach Lionel Scaloni’s list missed some prominent players, such as Paulo Dybala (Roma, Italy), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla, Spain), and Giovanni Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur, England), due to injury.
And Messi, 36, who recently joined the American Inter Miami, will lead the national team alongside veterans Angel Di Maria (Portuguese Benfica) and Rodrigo de Paul (Spain’s Atletico Madrid).
Argentina will host Ecuador in Buenos Aires on September 7, and then visit Bolivia 5 days later in La Paz.
The full list of players is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, England), Franco Armani (River Plate), Walter Benitis (PSV Eindhoven), Juan Musso (Atalanta, Italy). Defenders: Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United, England), Juan Foyth (Villarreal, Spain), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica, Portugal), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Goncalo Montiel (Seville), German Pesella (Real Betis, Spain), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon, France). ), Christian Romero (Tottenham), Marco Senesi (Bournemouth, England), Lucas Esquivel (Atletico Paranaense, Brazil). Midfielders: Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Paredes (Roma, Italy), Alexis McAllister (Liverpool, England), Enso Fernandez (Benfica), Esequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Guido Rodrigues (Real Betis), Facundo Buonanotti ( Brighton, England), Alan Velasco (Dallas, USA), Bruno Sabelli (Atletico Paranaense), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United, USA). Forwards: Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, Italy), Di Maria (Benfica), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City, England), Nicolas Gonzalez and Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina, Italy), Messi (Inter Miami), Angel Korea (Atletico Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) United).
2023-08-31 21:04:57
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