Argentina’s National Team List Revealed for the Preparatory Friendlies Before Copa América

This Monday, the official account of the Argentine national team confirmed Lionel Scaloni’s list for the preparatory friendlies for the Copa América in the United States that will be played from June 20 to July 14. The world champion coach, who will seek to revalidate the continental title achieved in Brazil in 2021, summoned 29 players for the duels against Ecuador and Guatemala, on Sunday, June 9 at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago and on Friday the 14th in the city of Washington DC, at FedEX Field, respectively. It is worth remembering that the final roster for the American tournament must be 26 players.

In addition, the return of Lionel Messi to the list stands out, after being absent in the friendlies of last March’s FIFA match against El Salvador and Costa Rica due to an injury that occurred during a match with Inter Miami. We must also point out the change in the goalkeepers, since Dibu Martínez, who had a great season at Aston Villa with qualification to the Champions League, remains alongside Franco Armani and Gerónimo Rulli is called up again in place of Walter Benítez (champion of the Dutch league with PSV). Others who stand out are Leonardo Balerdi, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Valentín Barco, Alejandro Garnacho and Valentín Carboni

However, the absence that caught the most attention and surprised fans was that of Paulo Dybala, who despite recovering from his injury was not included in the roster. The Roma midfielder was a substitute in the victory against Genoa (1-0) and entered with 27 minutes remaining, but at the end he had to leave – Kristensen entered – and the club did not inform if it was due to a injury. Despite this, journalist Gastón Edul specified: “Paulo Dybala’s absence is not due to physical reasons. He is not injured. It is a football decision.”

Journalist Gastón Edul affirmed that Paulo Dybala’s absence is not due to injury

Ángel Di María, Valentín Carboni, Lionel Messi, Ángel Correa, Alejandro Garnacho, Nicolás González, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez are the forwards that Scaloni chose for this FIFA date. As a result of this absence of the Cordoban, countless rumors spread around his figure. This was fueled by La Joya’s post on his social networks, where on Instagram he has almost 60 million followers.

Paulo Dybala shared three stories, but one was the one that stole all the attention and it has to do with a photo in which he shows his three personal trophies achieved in Roma. Player of the month in Serie A in November 2023, in February and April 2024. Given that the Calcio has not yet finished, since this weekend the last day will be played, several users stated that it was not a balance for the end of the season, but rather in an encrypted message to Lionel Scaloni for dispensing with his services.

Paulo Dybala’s post in the midst of the Argentine team’s non-call for friendlies prior to the Copa América

Although he is not currently injured, Dybala did suffer from some physical problems that prevented him from playing normally. Despite this, his numbers in the season were really worth highlighting. In total, the man from Córdoba played 38 games during the season, where he scored 16 goals and provided 10 assists. He was one of the players who had the most shots per game for his team, in addition to statistics showing that he had 85% of accurate passes.

These muscle injuries haunted Dybala, even leaving him out of Scaloni’s previous summons in March, when he suffered “an adductor discomfort in his right leg.” Without going any further, this Sunday a particular situation occurred. The attacker was a substitute in Roma’s 1-0 victory against Genoa on the penultimate round of Italian Serie A. Coach Daniele de Rossi decided to bring him on for Lorenzo Pellegrini after 62 minutes of action, but then left the field at 91. He is a key piece of La Loba, which is in sixth place, obtaining a place for the next Europa League .

* Dybala, at the time of being replaced in Roma’s victory against Genoa

Paulo was always a weakness of Scaloni, he even mentioned him as one of the faces of the renewal when he took over as interim coach, after the failure in Russia 2018. He was not in the Copa América 2021, but he was in the World Cup epic. We will have to closely follow his evolution and what his teammates show in the friendlies to determine if he will have a chance of re-entering the group that will dream of the two-time continental championship.

In addition to Dybala, the other world champions absent from the list are: Thiago Almada, Juan Foyth and Papu Gómez (serving a doping ban). The others who missed this call are Marcos Senesi, Lucas Ocampos, Nehuen Pérez and Joaquín Correa.

The Argentine national team list for the friendlies prior to the Copa América

It is important to remember that Argentina is seeded in Group A and on Thursday, June 20, it will play its first game at Mercedes Stadium, the home of Atlanta United in the MLS, against Canada, which won the playoff against Trinidad and Tobago. The path in the area will continue on Tuesday the 25th against Chile in one of the imposing venues of American sports such as the MetLife in New Jersey, venue of the final of the competition in 2016 that established the trans-Andean team as two-time champions of America after winning on penalties. . The last match of the group stage for the National Team will be on Saturday the 29th against Peru at the Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL.

How will the world champions’ schedule follow if they advance to the next round? For their future planning, it is already known that if they finish in first or second place in the group, Argentina will play on Thursday, July 4 or Friday, July 5 in Texas: it will be in the Arlington or Houston stadiums. If Messi and company’s team remains in the race and reaches the decisive stages, they already know their semifinal venue: they will play once again at the MetLife in New Jersey (July 9 or 10). Finally, the Copa América final will be played on the 14th in Miami. If they fall in the semifinals, the duel for third place will be the day before (Saturday the 13th) in Charlotte, an imposing stadium on the East coast.

Among the salient data of the draw, it should be noted that since Argentina is A1 and Brazil is D1 in the seeding pot, they can only be found in a hypothetical definition for the title. In other words, there could be a reissue of the South American classic in the final as happened almost three years ago in what was the remembered 1-0 by Ángel Di María that gave the consecration to the light blue and white team.

The list of those called up for the friendlies prior to the Copa América

Franco Armani – River Plate (Argentina)

Gerónimo Rulli – Ajax (Netherlands)

Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa (England)

Gonzalo Montiel – Nottingham (England)

Leonardo Balerdi – Marseille (France)

Germán Pezzella – Betis (Spain)

Nicolás Otamendi – Benfica (Portugal)

Cristian Romero – Tottenham (England)

Nicolás Tagliafico – Lyon (France)

Lucas Martínez Quarta – Fiorentina (Italy)

Lisandro Martínez – Manchester United (England)

Nahuel Molina Lucero – Atlético Madrid (Spain)

Marcos Acuña – Seville (Spain)

Valentín Boat – Brighton (England)

Exequiel Palacios – Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)

Rodrigo De Paul – Atlético de Madrid (Spain)

Leandro Paredes – Roma (Italia)

Alexis Mac Allister – Liverpool (Inglaterra)

Enzo Fernández – Chelsea (England)

Giovani Lo Celso – Tottenham (England)

Guido Rodríguez Betis (Spain)

Valentin Carboni – Monza (Italy)

Lionel Messi – Inter Miami (EEUU)

Nicolás González – Fiorentina (Italy)

Alejandro Garnacho – Manchester United (England)

Ángel Di María – Benfica (Portugal)

Julián Álvarez – Manchester City (England)

Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan (Italy)

Ángel Correa – Atlético de Madrid (Spain)

2024-05-21 02:51:00
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