The group is also made up of AFA employees from the department of marketing, press and audiovisual, administrative and other areas supervised by leaders Jorge Miadosqui and Luciano Nakis.
Along with them also travels the second soccer player of the delegation and also a goalkeeper, such as the young Federico Gomes Gerth, from Tigre, 18 years old, who, unlike what happened in previous World Cups and due to the fact that this event does not have a previous stage of preparation like the previous ones, it will be the only “sparring” that the Argentine team will have.
This flight that will stay at the University of Doha will arrive tomorrow night in Argentina, early Tuesday in Qatar (there are six hours difference).
This group will remain in the Qatari capital until Thursday, when they will leave for Abu Dhabi, where on Monday the 14th they will hold an open training session with the players who have previously arrived and many who will be doing so that same day.
And two days later, on Wednesday the 16th they will face a final friendly, six days before their debut against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday the 22nd for group C, facing the local Enise they will play the last friendly before the debut in the World Cup (on Tuesday the 22nd). against the United Arab Emirates directed by the Argentine Rodolfo Arruabarrena.
But the most interesting thing about this Sunday occurred just before the trip, when after observing during the weekend the performance of various summoned players who had been “touched” in the different European leagues, and on a day in which many selected its 26 definitive members, Scaloni, pressured precisely by this accumulation of injured, decided to cut the initial list of almost 50 components to 32.
This is how he saw, for example, the return of Ángel Di María entering the complement at Juventus; Guido Rodríguez playing the entire Andalusian classic against Sevilla and Juan Foyth occupying a place among Villarreal’s substitutes.
In addition, Exequiel Palacios added minutes again entering Bayer Leverkusen in the second half, something that Scaloni observes with special attention while waiting for the final studies to be known tomorrow that will determine if Giovani Lo Celso will finally be able to be in the World Cup (he is part of the list of 32 ).
The one who was left out of the 32 is Lucas Martínez Quarta, who also ended up with a strong blow to his right calf today, in Fiorentina’s 2-0 away victory over Sampdoria, where Nicolás González did not play again, recovering from a slight muscle strain.
The two who did not see action this weekend were Lionel Messi, due to an inflammation in the left Achilles tendon, and Paulo Dybala, whose recovery from the tear is still “wind in the sails” and for this reason the coach has concrete hopes of having him in Qatar.
In fact, both would be playing the last match of the year for their teams, PSG and Roma, respectively, next weekend.
Another who did not play for Tottenham Hotspur this Sunday in the 2-1 home defeat against Liverpool was Cristian Romero. “Cuti” is also recovering from a muscle strain but will arrive in time with his recovery for the World Cup. He was no longer present in the last three games of the English team.
The roster of 32 members, which will be the last prior to the final 26, continues to remain within it, however, despite Armani’s trip, its four genuine members (in the one with fifty components, Agustín Marchesín and Agustín Rossi were added , which are now left out). They and the rest are these:
- Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez, Gerónimo Rulli, Juan Musso and Franco Armani.
- Defenders: Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Lisandro Martínez, Marcos Acuña, Nicolás Tagliafico, Juan Foyth, Facundo Medina and Nehuén Pérez.
- Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso, Alejandro Gómez, Alexis Mac Allister, Guido Rodríguez, Enzo Fernández, Exequiel Palacios and Nicolás González.
- Forwards: Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez, Ángel Di María, Julián Álvarez, Joaquín Correa, Paulo Dybala, Ángel Correa and Thiago Almada.
Source: Ambito
David William is a talented author who has made a name for himself in the world of writing. He is a professional author who writes on a wide range of topics, from general interest to opinion news. David is currently working as a writer at 24 hours worlds where he brings his unique perspective and in-depth research to his articles, making them both informative and engaging.
