The Argentine soccer team begins their work this Monday with a goal in the duels of the South American qualifiers of World Cup 2026 against Uruguay and Braziltwo of its most complicated rivals today.
Except Lionel Messiwho arrived this Sunday, the group in charge Lionel Scaloni is concentrated from now on in the area of the Association of Argentine Football (AFA) in Ezeiza (province of Buenos Aires), baptized in the name of captain after gaining the title in Qatar World Cup 2022.
According to information provided by the AFA website, footballers will perform the first training session behind closed doors this Monday at 5:00 pm (8:00 pm GMT) and tomorrow at the same time, although they will allow media access.
For Wednesday, according to official information, the coach’s press conference and the last training session before the duel against Thursday Uruguay.
Argentina will fight Uruguay on November 16 at the Alberto J. Armando Stadium, ‘The Bombonera‘, the stadium of Boca Juniors, because of the concerts offered by the American singer Taylor Swift this week in the field of River Platethe team’s usual ‘home’ in Buenos Aires.
Later he will travel to Brazilwhere the host will be measured on the 21st, with the indelible memory of the last meeting of the two: the rivalry was suspended on September 5, 2021, corresponding to the Qatar 2022 qualifiers, amid the covid-19 pandemic.
Argentina leads the qualifying round with 12 pointsafter four consecutive victories, while Uruguay and Brazil – along with Venezuela – are their pursuers, with 7 units.
– List of those summoned by Scaloni:
. Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa, GBR), Franco Armani (River Plate, ARG), Juan Musso (Atalanta, ITA) and Walter Benítez (PSV, NED).
. Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest, GBR), Pablo Maffeo (Mallorca, ESP), Nahuel Molina (Atletico de Madrid, ESP), German Pezzella (Real Betis, ESP), Cristian Romero (Tottenham, GBR), Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina, ITA), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica, POR), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla, ESP), Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos, GRC) and Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon, FRA).
. Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (AS Roma, ITA), Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis, ESP), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea, GBR), Rodrigo DePaul (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, GER), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham, GBR) and Alexis McAllister (Liverpool, GBR).
. Forwards: Paulo Dybala (AS Roma, ITA), Ángel Di María (Benfica, POR), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, USA), Julián Álvarez (Manchester City, GBR), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan, ITA), Nicolás González ( Fiorentina, ITA), and Lucas Ocampos (Seville, ESP).
Source: La Verdad
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