The Argentine team is already in Philadelphia To face the FIFA friendly window in March in which they will face the national teams of El Salvador and Costa Rica. without Lionel MessiHe left due to injury, and that was confirmed Scaloni calls up a new player.
Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez He received a summons from the technical staff and had to travel from Spain to the city located in the eastern United States to join the team that will play two matches against the Central American teams. The player will join, and is part of those who managed to lift the trophy at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar Nicola Valentini And Lisandro MartinezTwo others were martyred after the original call.
The Boca Juniors defender, who has just been part of the Under-23 squad that qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the Manchester United defender – who is in the final part of his recovery from injury – have been called up after a drop in… Marcus Sensei. He was another of the footballers who were disgruntled Paulo Dybala In the last hours, it was his turn Exequiel PalaciosThe team's social media sites indicated that he would miss the double date due to a “muscle injury.”
It is scheduled in the national team’s schedule that they will face El Salvador on Friday, March 22, in the World Cup qualifiers Lincoln Financial Field And next Tuesday the 26th against Costa Rica United Airlines Stadium at Memorial Coliseum From Los Angeles, California.
The first football players to arrive in Philadelphia were… Christian Romero And Giovani Lo Celsoboth members of Tottenham Hotspur, followed Julian Alvarez And Valentin Carbone. Immediately after that, those who stayed at the hotel came down The Ritz-Carlton Hotel He was Nicolas Tagliafico, Nehuen Pérez, Facundo Buonanotti, and Valentin Barcowhich will be his first appearance with the first team.
It must be taken into account that after these two matches, Argentina will play two more preparation matches before taking the first step in the Copa America in the United States. They will play on Sunday, June 9, against Ecuador In the stadium Soldier Square From Chicago. then, On Friday the 14th they will face Guatemala In Washington, D.C., in fedex field.
Given this year's big goal, the Albiceleste will be seeded in Group A of the 2026 Copa America, and on Thursday, June 20, they will play their first match at Mercedes Stadium, home of Atlanta United in Major League Soccer. against Trinidad and Tobago or CanadaWhich will set the ticket on March 23.
The road will continue in the area on Tuesday the 25th Chili pepper In one of the venerable places of American sports such as Metlife From New Jersey, venue of the final of the competition in 2016 which enshrined the Trans-Andean team as two-time American champions after winning on penalties. The last confrontation for the national team in the group stage will be on Saturday 29 vs Peru in it Hard Rock Stadiumhome of the NFL's Miami Dolphins.
Full list:
Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River Plate), Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoven – Netherlands), and Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa – England).
In defence: German Pezzella (Betis – Spain), Nehuen Perez (Udinese – Italy), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica – Portugal), Cristian Romero (Tottenham – England), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United – England), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon – France). ). Nicolas Valentini (Boca Juniors – Argentina), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid – Spain), and Valentin Barco (Brighton – England).
Midfielders: Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen – Germany), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid – Spain), Leandro Paredes (Roma – Italy), Alexis McAllister (Liverpool – England), Enzo Fernandes (Chelsea – England), Giovani Lo Celso . (Tottenham – England), Facundo Buonanotti (Brighton – England), Valentin Carbone (Monza – Italy), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina – Italy), and Guido Rodriguez (Betis – Spain).
Attack: Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United – England), Angel Di Maria (Benfica – Portugal), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City – England), Lautaro Martinez (Inter – Italy).
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