Coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed who will be the 26 players who will seek to defend the title achieved in Brazil in 2021. Valentín Carboni, 19 years old, is the big surprise.
The coach of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scaloni, defined the list of 26 players who will be present in the Copa América which will be held from this Thursday, June 20 to July 14 in the United States, a contest in which the Albiceleste will lead group A, which will be shared with Canada, Peru and Chile.
Among the main novelties is the inclusion of Valentín Carboni. The Inter attacker, on loan at Monza, ended up getting on the squad list after the last tour and is the big surprise for the Argentine coach. The great match of him vs. Guatemala made even captain Lionel Messi highlight it.
Besides are Germán Pezzella and Guido Rodríguez, who had been in doubt until the last moment for different reasons. The Betis defender was recovering from a microfracture in a toe, which prevented him from training with his teammates for a couple of days, while the midfielder, also from the Seville team, was affected by a fever and was away in his best physical shape.
Of the 29 who had been called by the coach for the double FIFA date in which the team beat Ecuador 1-0 and on Friday they faced Guatemala, both on North American soil, Valentín Barco, Leonardo Balerdi and Ángel Correa did not make the cut.
It should be noted that the Brighton player had been called because Marcos Acuña arrived with little training, since in February he had had a “myofascial injury in the rectus femoris of the left thigh”. However, he was one of the first to train with the group and relegated Colo, which will also go to the Olympic Games with the U-23.
For his part, Balerdi – who plays for Olympique de Marseille – is alsowas waiting for what would happen with another experienced one, like Pezzellaso he was left behind in consideration when the ex-River recovered.
And finally, Correa was an option in attack and even had minutes alongside Messi in the first duel against Ecuador. But, although the coaching staff really likes him, There were several who had an advantage over him, such as Alejandro Garnacho or Carboni himself.who ended up placing among the 26.
The best of Argentina 4-1 Guatemala, the last friendly before defining the list
The Argentine National Team list for the Copa América
Archers
- Emiliano Martínez
- Franco Armani
- Geronimo Rulli
Defenders
- Gonzalo Montiel
- Nahuel Molina
- Christian Romero
- German Pezzella
- Lucas Martínez Quarta
- Nicolas Otamendi
- Lisandro Martínez
- Marcos Acuña
- Nicolas Tagliafico
Midfielders
- Guido Rodriguez
- Leandro Paredes
- Alexis Mac Allister
- Rodrigo DePaul
- Exequiel Palacios
- Enzo Fernandez
- Giovani Lo Celso
Forwards
- Angel Di Maria
- Lionel Messi
- Valentin Carboni
- Alejandro Garnacho
- Nicolas Gonzalez
- Lautaro Martínez
- Julian Alvarez
Dybala, the great absence in the Copa América
When Scaloni had confirmed those scheduled for the friendlies, one of the most notable news was the absence of Paulo Dybala, who was coming off a good season in Rome, despite some physical issues that hurt him.
Before that call, it was believed that the list for the international competition was going to be 23, his place was at risk, but he was even marginalized when it was extended to 29. The reason that one of the World Cup champions is not there Qatar 2022 is purely a football issue.
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