The Argentine National Team As of Saturday morning, they already have the 26 players who will start on Thursday against Canada the defense of the Copa América won in Brazil 2021 with the idea of continuing the saga of successes of the Scaloneta. The main novelty was the inclusion of Valentin Carboniwho dazzled in training and showed his ability in the first 60 minutes of the friendly against Guatemala in Washington. However, It remained to know what numbers those called by Lionel Scaloni would choose.
The first fact is that the 21 world champions in Qatar 2022 will keep the numbers they used in the Middle East. The cabals, obviously, rule. The big question was knowing what number Carboni and the other four who were not among the 26 who were crowned in Lusail would use.
The mystery was revealed this Sunday when Conmebol released the official lists of the 16 teams that will participate in the event in the United States. And there it was learned that Lucas Martínez Quarta he kept the 2 he used John Foythwho was left out of the last summons due to injuries.
At the same time, Nicolas Gonzalez he kept the 15 he brought Angel Correa, one of the three that was left out in the last cut. The curiosity is that the Fiorentina man was the owner of that number until before being sidelined due to injury after the first training session at the Qatar National University. That is, Nico recovered the 15.
Giovani Lo CelsoMeanwhile, he will wear number 16. That was the number he had chosen Joaquin Correa and that, once sidelined from the squad, also due to injury, he inherited Thiago Almadawho will miss the Copa América because he will go to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Carbonithe new boy on the team, will wear the 21 that he wore Paulo Dybala in Qatar. Therefore, the 17 he used Alejandro Papu Gómezwho was left out of the group after the celebrations in Buenos Aires and is currently undergoing a suspension for doping, was left in the power of Grenacheanother Alexander.
One by one, the numbers of the Argentine National Team for the Copa América
1-Franco Armani (River Plate)
2-Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) 3-Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
4-Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest)
6-Germán Pezzella (Real Betis)
7-Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
8-Marcos Acuña (Seville)
9-Julián Álvarez (Manchester City)
10-Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
11-Ángel Di María (Benfica)
12-Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax).
13-Cristian Romero (Tottenham)
14-Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
15-Nicolás Gonzalez (Fiorentina)
16-Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham)
17-Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
18-Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis)
19-Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
20-Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
21-Valentín Carboni (Monza)
22-Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan)
23-Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
24-Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)
25-Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United)
26-Nahuel Molina (Atlético Madrid)
