Here is the Argentina squad for their upcoming friendlies against Colombia and Guatemala. Interim coach Lionel Scaloni, who is charge after Jorge Sampaoli stepped down following their Round of 16 exit, has included many new faces. Lionel Messi is not there, after announcing earlier this month that he was taking an infinite break from national duty, and neither are the likes of Sergio Aguero, Angel di Maria, Nicolas Otamendi and Gonzalo Higuain.
Mauro Icardi, omitted by Sampaoli from the Argentina WC squad, finds a spot, and does Fiorentina’s Giovanni Simeone, the son of Atleti coach Diego.
Argentina roster vs Guatemala (September 7, Los Angeles) and Colombia (September 11, New Jersey)
Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River Plate), Geronimo Rulli (Real Sociedad), Sergio Romero (Man Utd)
Defenders: Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Fabricio Bustos (Independiente), Leonel Di Placido (Lanus), German Pezzella (Fiorentina), Alan Franco (Independiente), Ramiro Funes Mori (Villarreal), Walter Kannemann (Gremio), Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax)
Midfielders: Santiago Ascacibar (VfB Stuttgart), Leandro Paredes (Zenit St Petersburg) Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting CP), Maximiliano Meza (Independiente), Giovani Lo Celso (PSG), Marcos Acuna (Sporting CP), Gonzalo Martinez (River Plate), Franco Cervi (Benfica), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica), Ezequiel Palacios (River), Matias Vargas (Velez), Franco Vazquez (Sevilla)
Strikers: Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan), Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina)
I’m very happy to see there Icardi,
Martinez and Dybala but where is Luciano
Vieto and Ricardo centorian then ?
Both of they are magical striker and what
About a manual Lanzini at midfield side ?