Scaloni has published the list of the Argentine team for the two friendlies to celebrate the World Cup: he quoted Garnacho and there are five surprises

There argentina national team He already has everything ready to play in March the two friendly matches against Panama and Curaçao which will serve to celebrate the world title obtained in Qatar. Lionel Scaloni He cited the team that achieved the feat in the Middle East, added the usual members of that team, but also included several young players who represent the new era such as Maxime Perrone oh Alexander Garnacho.

Although there are the 26 who traveled to Doha with captain Lionel Messi at the helm, the list is made up of 35 surnames with the inclusion of several athletes who were part of the process before the World Cup and were excluded from the final cut. like Giovani Lo Celso who was injured a few weeks before the start of the tournament. Another similar case is that of Nicolás González, also absent due to injury.

Although the highlight of this call is the six footballers called up to be part of the replacement. Without a doubt, the most resonant surname is that of Alexander Garnachothe Manchester United striker born in Spain but with Argentinian roots that helped him choose the shirt albicelestAnd. There is also a Scaloni regular like nehuen perez22-year-old defender who currently plays for Udinese and is still an option for DT.

Other notable young names are those in midfield Maxime Perrone –who just made his Manchester City debut– at just 20 and Good night, the former Rosario Central who emigrated to Brighton & Hove Albion from the Premier League aged just 18. stand out too Valentin Carboni (17, Inter Milan) and white lautaro (left side of Elche, 24 years old).

Resonant absences among young people? The most striking detail is that it is not quoted Nicholas Paz, the Real Madrid creative who was one of the few to stand out in the South American weakness of Javier Mascherano’s Argentina Under-20 side. it doesn’t show up either Luke Romerothe 18-year-old forward who is starting to score minutes at Lazio.

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THE LIST

Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River), Geronimo Rulli (Ajax) and Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa).

Defenders: Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Nehuén Pérez (Udinese), Germán Pezzella (Betis), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester) United), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) and Lautaro Blanco (Elche).

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Guido Rodriguez (Betis), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Maximilian Perrone (Manchester City), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) and Valentin Carboni (Inter).

Forwards: Lionel Messi (PSG), Paulo Dybala (Roma), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) and Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla).