The coach of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scaloni, yesterday added the defender of Lens, from France, Facundo Medina, to the call for the double date of the South American Qualifiers that will begin next Thursday. “The defender of Lens Facundo Medina gets on the call for Argentina for the double date in September,” said the official account of the Selected Team on the X social network.
Although it was not specified in the statement, Scaloni’s decision could be related to the possible absence of Lisandro Martínez, who was replaced by Harry Maguire at 22′ from ST in Manchester United’s defeat against Arsenal. The man from Entre Ríos withdrew from the field of play due to a muscle problem and his chances of being at the start of the Qualifiers are unknown, pending the official medical report.
The National Team will face Ecuador next Thursday from 9:00 p.m., at the Monumental, while on Tuesday, September 12, they will visit Bolivia, in La Paz. The initial list of summoned that Scaloni and to which Medina joined:
Goalkeepers: J. Musso (Atalanta), E. Martínez (Aston Villa), W. Benítez (PSV) and F. Armani (River).
Defenders: N. Molina (Atlético de Madrid), G. Pezzella (Betis), G. Montiel (Nottingham Forest), J. Foyth (Villarreal), M. Senesi (Bournemouth), L. Martínez (Manchester United), C. Romero (Tottenham), N. Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon) and L. Esquivel (Athletico Paranaense).
Midfielders: L. Paredes (Roma), R. De Paul (Atlético de Madrid), G. Rodríguez (Betis), F. Buonanotte (Brighton), E. Fernández (Chelsea), A. Mac Allister (Liverpool), E. Palacios (Bayer 04), N. Otamendi (Benfica), B. Zapelli (Athletico Paranaense), A. Velasco (FC Dallas) and T. Almada (Atlanta United).
Forwards: L. Messi (Inter Miami), L. Beltrán (Fiorentina), N. González (Fiorentina), L. Martínez (Inter Milan), Á. Correa (Atlético de Madrid), J. Álvarez (Manchester City), A. Garnacho (Manchester United) and Á. Say Maria (Benfica).
Source: Ambito
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