Argentina have announced their preliminary squad for their next two World Cup qualifiers, with a 33-man squad featuring a focus on youth. The world champions will play two matches against Brazil and Uruguay this month.
Claudio Echeverri has been called up to the national team for the first time. This young footballer has been in the news recently for his excellent performance in the age group. This footballer, known as the ‘new Messi’, has also proven himself in the recent Under-20 South American Championship.
Apart from Echeverri, there are several other youngsters in the team. Santiago Castro and Benjamin Dominguez, who play for Serie ‘A’ club Bologna, have made it to the starting line-up. In addition, Maximo Perrone, who plays for Italian club Como, is also in the squad.
Marcos Acuña and Guido Rodriguez have been dropped from the team to make room for youngsters. They have lost their places due to lack of form. In addition, Lisandro Martinez and Marcos Senesi are not in the team due to injuries.
Argentina will play against Uruguay on March 22. The match will start at 5:30 am Bangladesh time. Their next match is against Brazil on March 26. This match will start at 6 am Bangladesh time.
Argentina squad-
Emiliano Martinez, Hernández Rulli, Walter Benítez, Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Herman Pesela, Leonardo Balerdi, Juan Foyth, Nicolas Otamendi, Facundo Medina, Nicolas Tagliafico, Francisco Ortega, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernandez, Rodrigo Di Paul, Ezequiel Palacios, Alexis Mc Allister, Giovani Lo Celso, Maximo Perrone, Juliano Simeone, Benjamin Domínguez, Thiago Almada, Alejandro Garnacho, Nicolas Gonzalez, Lionel Messi, Nicolas Paz, Claudio Echeverri, Paulo Dybala, Julián Álvarez, Lautaro Martinez, Santiago Castro, Angel Correa.
