Alexis Mac Allister, Gio Simeone, Facundo Medina don’t make Argentina bench

Three players have been left out of the Argentina bench for their opening World Cup qualifier against Ecuador on Thursday.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has his starting eleven and bench with Alexis Mac Allister, Gio Simeone and Facundo Medina not making the squad. As we reported earlier, Franco Armani will get the start ahead of Emiliano Martinez and it’s an attack of Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez and Lucas Ocampos. Per a report by TyC Sports, here is the eleven with the bench:

Armani; Montiel, Martínez Quarta, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Paredes, Acuña; Messi, Lautaro Martínez, Ocampos.

Bench: Esteban Andrada, Emiliano Martínez; Juan Foyth, Nehuén Pérez; Nicolás Domínguez, Exequiel Palacios, Guido Rodríguez, Eduardo Salvio, Alejandro Gómez; Lucas Alario, Joaquín Correa and Paulo Dybala.