The America Cup is about to fall and Lionel Scaloni focuses on defining the definitive list of the Argentine National Team. The DT must cut 3 players of the 29 that are currently on the pre-list and will use the friendly window against Ecuador and Guatemala to monitor their team.
Lionel Scaloni loves all the players 100 percent and will take these last days of preparation to observe How is the team and who is in better condition? to attend the great continental event.
After the bad experience in the run-up to Qatar 2022, where he had to disaffect Joaquín Correa and Nicolás González at the last minute, Scaloni does not want to take risks. “The situation we are in with some players is not ideal and we have to cover ourselves in some way and then make the final decision,” he warned and insisted to give context to the surnames that appeared on the pre-list: “There are some doubts because of the physical and that’s why we brought in extra players who can serve.”
How are the players affected and who is at risk for a place?
Today, while the National Team works in the United States, Germán Pezzella is one of those who He trains differently, but he is a reference for Lionel Scaloni and would not be in doubt. The defender suffered a microfracture of the small toe on his right foot playing for Betis, he missed the last four games of the season with his team and has still not worked at par since then. When he joined the National Team, the medical team did a checkup on him and decided that he was not yet available.
Another of the players who is under observation, but who would not be in doubt is Nahuel Molina. The side, one of the starters for the coach, had been torn and they are taking him little by little. For the second consecutive day, he trained normally and that is great news for the Section.
For its part, Lisandro Martínez was one of the names to monitor physically. But the Manchester United man once again gained minutes with the English team and broke it in the FA Cup final. His evolution is notable and, in principle, he would not have any consequences from his injury.
A player who is under Scaloni’s magnifying glass is Marcos Acuña, who had pubalgia that had him suffering from Qatar 2022 until recently. As reported by Diego Monroig for SportsCernter, Egg is feeling well and working with his teammates without any problems.
The unknowns about the physical condition of some players led Lionel Scaloni to call up more players, such as Valentine Boat (option if Acuña did not respond favorably), Luke Martínez Quarta and Leonardo Balerdi (who compete for the fifth central defender spot, with Nicolás Otamendi, Cuti Romero, Germán Pezzella and Lisandro Martínez as the best considered).
Ángel Correa and Valentín Carboni They are two names that have not yet secured their place on the list and must shine in practices and friendlies to convince Scaloni. The world champion (called up only in one of the last five calls) may lose his place if the coach decides on one of the National Team’s promises, who was called up for the first time in March of this year.
The schedule of the Argentine National Team for the Copa América
On Friday the 7th will be the next training session for the Argentine National Team and on Saturday the 8th Lionel Scaloni will speak at a press conference in Chicago.
On Sunday the 9th, the friendly against Ecuador will be played and, that same day at dawn or the next day, the team will return to Miami
On the 11th and 12th the National Team will resume training to prepare for the match with Guatemala and on the 14th it will be the friendly match with said country.
This is the preliminary list of the Argentine National Team for the Copa América
Archers: Franco Armani (River Plate) Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax)
Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atlético) Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest) Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille) Cristian Romero (Tottenham) Germán Pezzella (Real Betis) Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon) Valentín Barco (Brighton)
Midfielders: Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis) Leandro Paredes (Roma) Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) Rodrigo de Paul (Atlético) Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen) Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) Giovani lo Celso (Tottenham) Ángel di María (Benfica) Valentín Carboni (Monza) )
Fronts: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) Ángel Correa (Atlético) Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) Nico González (Fiorentina) Lautaro Martínez (Inter) Julián Álvarez (Manchester City)
