"This is the strongest possible squad of the Argentina team at the moment. Coach Scaloni also wants to have the best squad, with names like Messi and Di Maria present, to prepare for the Copa America tournament next June," said AS (Spain).
Messi leads Argentina team to play 2 friendly matches in March
According to the original schedule, the Argentine national team played two friendly matches in the FIFA Days in March against the Ivory Coast and Nigeria teams, both in China. However, due to the incident of famous player Messi not playing in Hong Kong during the tour with Inter Miami Club in early February, the organizers here boycotted and canceled the organization of the match.
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has therefore decided to move the matches in China to the United States, with the opponents also changing when the Albiceleste (Argentina's nickname) meet El Salvador on March 22 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, followed by a match against Costa Rica on March 26 at the Coliseum in Los Angeles.
The Messi boycott in China also caused trouble for the AFA, which was only recently resolved. In addition to the Ivory Coast team refusing to play due to changes in schedule and location, the Nigerian team was also unable to travel to the US at the last minute to play as planned because many players could not obtain entry visas. Therefore, the AFA invited the El Salvador team and then Costa Rica to replace them.
Despite facing weaker opponents, coach Scaloni still called up an all-star squad for the Argentina national team. Besides Messi, Di Maria, Julian Alvarez, Lautaro Martinez and Paulo Dybala, the Albiceleste squad also includes Premier League stars such as goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, defender Cristian Romero, midfielders Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul from Atletico Madrid (La Liga, Spain), Leandro Paredes (AS Roma, Italy)...
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According to AS : "This is the top all-star lineup of the Argentine team. Therefore, fans in China will have reason to regret, when the authorities here are too hasty to cancel the competition. Meanwhile, Messi also spoke up to explain why he did not play in Hong Kong, because he was injured. Something that can completely happen in football."
Only three Argentine stars are absent this time: Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuna and Guido Rodriguez due to injury. But coach Scaloni also called up promising young stars to replace them, such as Valentin Barco and Facundo Buonanotte, both from Brighton, and Valentin Carboni (18 years old) from Monza.
Meanwhile, with Messi playing for Argentina during the FIFA Days in March, he will miss at least two of Inter Miami's MLS matches against New York Red Bulls and New York City FC.
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