The Argentines Ángel di María, Ángel Correa and Lisandro Martínez are the notable absences of an Albiceleste that, on the other hand, will have its captain, Lionel Messidespite doubts in recent weeks due to his physical discomfort.
According to the list of Lionel Scaloni For the double duel of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, broadcast this Thursday on the official account of the Albiceleste on X, none of the three injured will be part of the squad to be measured Paraguay and Peru on October 12 and 17, respectively.
‘Fideo’ left the match played with his team, Benficain the Champions League last Tuesday and then wrote on his Instagram account: “Always fall and get up, in any situation in life. This defeat and injury only gives me the strength to continue working and come back stronger”.
Martinz had to undergo surgery due to an injury to the metatarsal of his left foot, as confirmed by the coach of Manchester United, Erik ten Hag.
belt He is fully recovered after the knee problem he suffered in the derby Atlético de Madrid won the real Madrid on September 24.
As news, Marco Pellegrino, from Italian Milan, appears in the team; Lucas Esquivel and Bruno Zapelli, from Brazilian Athletico Paranaense; Carlos Alcaraz, from English Southampton; and Facundo Farias, ‘Pulga’s’ teammate at American Inter Miami.
On the other hand, the physical discomfort suffered by Messi In recent weeks, which has caused him to miss a few games with Inter Miami, they have had no problem with him being part of the roster. Scaloni with a goal in the next double day of the World Cup qualifiers.
The Albiceleste will play against Paraguay on October 12 at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires; and against Peru on October 17 as a guest in Lima.
Argentina team list:
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa-GBR), Franco Armani (River Plate), Juan Musso (Atalanta-ITA) and Walter Benítez (PSV-NED).
Defenses: Juan Foyth (Villarreal-ESP), Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest-GBR), Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid-ESP), Germán Pezzella (Betis-ESP), Cristian Romero (Tottenham-GBR), Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina, ITA ), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica-POR), Marco Pellegrino (Milan, ITA), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla, ESP), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon-FRA) and Lucas Esquivel (Athletico Paranaense-BRA).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (AS Roma-ITA), Guido Rodríguez (Betis-ESP), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea-GBR), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid-ESP), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04-GER), Carlos Alcaraz (Southhampton, GBR), Giovanni Lo Celso (Tottenham, GBR), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool-GBR), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United-USA), Facundo Farías (Inter Miami, USA) and Bruno Zapelli (Athletico Paranaense-BRA).
Faces: Paulo Dybala (Roma, ITA), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami-USA), Julián Álvarez (Manchester City-GBR), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan-ITA), Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina, ITA), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United, GBR ), Nicolás González (Fiorentin-ITA) and Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla, ESP).
Source: La Verdad
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