In this context, Scaloni surprised and decided to leave Leo Balerdi, Germán Pezzella and Marcos Acuña.
Balerdi’s absence was almost a fact, while the big surprise seems to be Acuña, who had just played against Ecuador; while Pezzella was in trouble and could miss the continental competition.
The 11 confirmed members of the Argentine National Team to face Guatemala
Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez; Nahuel MolinaNicholas OtamendiLysander MartinezNicholas Gonzalez; Valentine CarboniEnzo FernandezAlexis Mac AllisterGiovanni Lo Celso; Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez. DT: Lionel Scaloni.
How the final list of those called up for the Copa América 2024 will be defined
There are three players from the current squad who will have to be cut and will not be present in the title defense. Taking into account some decisions that the DT has been making, those who have the greatest chance of not traveling are Valentine Boat, Leonardo Balerdi and Valentin Carboni. Due to age, there are great chances that they will travel to the Olympic Games and, without a doubt, they will be part of the senior team in the immediate future.
What will depend on these three names is to see how he responds. German Pezzela who has just suffered a microfracture in a toe in mid-May playing for the Real Betis. If he improves, he is a key replacement piece for the coach and for this reason wait until the last minute to make a decision.
When does the Argentine National Team debut in the Copa América 2024
The Albiceleste will play the opening match against Canada: it will be June 20 in the Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This field was chosen since it has a capacity for 42,500 spectatorsalthough it is expandable to 71,000 attendees. A large number taking into account the arrival of all the fans of our country for the competition.
