The coach of Argentina, Lionel Scaloni, has published the official list of players who will represent the Argentine national team in the World Cup in Qatar. The technician has chosen to combine the experience of veterans such as Leo Messi and Angel di Maria, with the freshness of new talents such as forward Julian Alvarez.
Paulo Dybala, who was in doubt for a place in the national team, will be part of Argentina, despite the fact that he has not played since October 9. The Juventus striker is expected to be activated after the group stage matches, since, according to all likelihood, Argentina will qualify from group C. Leo Messi and his friends will face Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
Meanwhile, the promising striker of Manchester United, Alejandro Garnacho, has not been able to secure a place in the national team. Coach Scaloni commented to the media after the publication of the list, saying that all the selected players are very proud to wear the jersey of the representative. Argentina has a total of 35 matches that does not know the taste of defeat, and is one of the favorite teams to lift the World Cup.
The complete list of the Argentine national team is as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Franco Armani (River Plate) and Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal)
Defender:
Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla)
Midfielders:
Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla), Alexis McAllister (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Attacker:
Paulo Dybala (AS Roma), Lionel Messi (Paris St Germain), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Joaquin Correa (Inter Milan), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City).
