Argentina is set to play a friendly match against Angola on November 14, but Lionel Scaloni’s squad has already faced a major setback. Midfielder Enzo Fernández has been ruled out after suffering an injury just a week before the match, forcing the team management to make a late change.
Enzo Fernández Out, Argentina Forced to Make Changes
The Chelsea midfielder, who was expected to play a key role in Argentina’s midfield, picked up a knock that requires several days of recovery, ruling him out of the upcoming international fixture. The injury has left Scaloni searching for quick solutions, as Argentina looks to maintain momentum ahead of next year’s tournaments.
In Enzo’s absence, Kevin McAllister, elder brother of Liverpool star Alexis McAllister, has received his first-ever national team call-up. The 26-year-old defender currently plays for Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise and has been in excellent form this season.
Kevin McAllister’s Emotional Reaction to Dream Call-Up
Speaking about his unexpected selection, an emotional Kevin McAllister shared,
“𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑰 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 — 𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝑰’𝒎 𝒇𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎.”
He further added,
“𝑴𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅. 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘, 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎.”
With Enzo sidelined, Argentina will look to test their bench strength in the friendly against Angola. For Kevin McAllister, this match could mark the beginning of an inspiring new chapter in his international career.
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