The coach of the Argentine national team, Lionel Scaloni, elevated Conmebol, on the last day allowed to call up players who perform in Europewhich by regulation is 15 days before the first game of the next training window. South American Qualifiersthe prelist to face the matches against Uruguay and Brazilwith the novelty of the inclusion of the Mendoza striker from Lazio, Valentin Castellanos.
The forward who was wanted by River Plate at the time and who turned 25 on October 3, arrived this season at Lazio from Girona, Spain, where among his greatest achievements he scored four goals against Real Madrid in the same game.
Without ever having played Argentine soccer, since he started at the University of Chile, he was later acquired by the City Group and under their orbit he played in Montevideo City Torque, from Uruguay and New York City, from the MLS American, Valentín Mariano “Tati” Castellanos, has already worn the albiceleste colors before.
This happened in 2019, when the then coach of the U-23 team and current coach of the Venezuelan senior team, Fernando Batista, summoned him for two friendlies in which he earned a place to join the team that would win the Colombian Pre-Olympic Championship. next year.
Although he has ahead of him Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez In his position, the good performances of the Guaymallén-born player, which has now extended to Serie A with Lazio, led him to reach this appointment, although this list is not the definitive one and he could well be left out against the Uruguayans and Brazilians, due to the fifth and sixth days of South American Qualifiers. But, on the other hand, the plans to be included in this final list could occur in the following March window, when Argentina hosts Chile on the seventh date and visits Colombia on the eighth.
Another of the footballers who play in Italy, in this case Matías Soulétoday on loan from Juventus in Frosinone, where he scored goals in the last three Serie A games, is also part of this pre-list to receive Uruguay at the Bombonera on Thursday the 16th of this month and visit Brazil at the Maracaná stadium on Tuesday twenty-one.
The 20-year-old from Mar del Plata has already been in previous calls with the senior team, so if he is on the final list it will be to make up the squad that will face those two qualifying matches, since on this occasion, unlike what had been happening in the last appointments, there will be no footballers who work simultaneously with the under-23 team that he directs Javier Mascheranobecause this team will precisely carry out a two-game tour in Japan during the next date FIFA.
Source: Ambito
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