Enzo Fernández and Thiago Almada are the main newcomers to the 32-man roster named by Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on Sunday for friendlies against Honduras and Jamaica to be played in the United States.
The Benfica midfielder and the Atlanta United attacking midfielder, who has yet to debut with the Argentine senior team, are the two big surprises in the roster that will face Honduras on September 23 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and four days later in Jamaica in New York. City Stadium.
the absent
The two players mentioned and the loss of the injured Juan Foyth and the striker Giovanni Simeone are the main news of a call that captain Lionel Messi is a symbol for the final list of the Albiceleste for the Qatar World Cup.
The list does not include Lucas Ocampos, reinforcement of Dutch Ajax from Sevilla, forward Emiliano Buendía, from Aston Villa, defender Marcos Senesi, who recently joined Bournemouth in the English Premier League, and striker Lucas Alario, from Eintracht Frankfurt of the German Bundesliga.
In addition to these two commitments in the United States, the Albiceleste have confirmed one final match on November 16, six days before its World Cup debut, against the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.
The Argentines are paired in Group D of the World Cup with the teams of Arabia Saludí, Mexico and Poland.
The list of 32 summoned
Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River Plate), Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/ING), Juan Musso (Atalanta/ITA) and Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal/ESP).
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña (Sevilla/ESP), Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid/ESP), Germán Pezzella (Betis/ESP), Facundo Medina (Lens/FRA), Cristian Romero (Tottenham/ING), Nehuén Pérez ( Udinese/ITA), Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina/ITA), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica/POR), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United/ING), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon/FRA).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Juventus/ITA), Guido Rodríguez (Betis/ESP), Enzo Fernández (Benfica/POR), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid/ESP), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Alejandro ‘Papu Gómez (Sevilla/ESP), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal/ESP) and Alexis McAllister (Brighton/ING).
Forwards: Paulo Dybala (Roma/ITA), Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid/ESP), Joaquín Correa, Lautaro Martínez (Inter/ITA), Nicolás González (Fiorentina/ITA), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United/USA), Ángel Di María (Juventus/ITA), Lionel Messi (PSG/FRA) and Julián Álvarez (Manchester City/ING).
Source: La Verdad
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