Nehuén Pérez of Udinese has been called up to the Argentina national team.
Pérez has been selected for the Argentina national team as coach Lionel Scaloni could be short on defenders for the first match. As we reported on Monday, Germán Pezzella is suspended for the first match against Chile.
Lucas Martínez Quarta is also just recovering from COVID and with no Cristian Romero in the team, Scaloni is likely to star both Nicolas Otamendi and Lisandro Martinez. Here is the updated Argentina list:
Goalkeepers:
Franco Armani (River Plate)
Esteban Andrada (Monterrey)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Juan Musso (Atalanta)
Defenders:
Nahuel Molina (Udinese)
Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla)
Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina)
German Pezzella (Real Betis)
Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
Lisandro Martinez (Ajax)
Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax)
Marcos Acuna (Sevilla)
Nehuén Pérez (Udinese)
Midfielders:
Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina)
Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla)
Leandro Paredes (PSG)
Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis) (COVID, injured)
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur)
Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla)
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton)
Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa)
Forwards:
Angel Di Maria (PSG)
Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid)
Julian Alvarez (River Plate)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
Joaquin Correa (Inter) (injured)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Maxi Meza (Monterrey)
#SelecciónMayor El defensor de @Udinese_1896, Nehuén Pérez, se suma a la convocatoria para los partidos contra @LaRoja 🇨🇱 y @FCFSeleccionCol 🇨🇴. pic.twitter.com/bFsrdzLErN
— Selección Argentina 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) January 25, 2022
I think the above list is not finalized yet. Where is Meza, Gio did Scaloni called them before.
Curious to know why he was called up??
I was looking forward to some home base players being called up again..
Enzo Fernandez from RP is looking solid and zeballos from Boca as well.. I would like to see these guys given a chance
Julián Álvarez to Manchester City from River Plate, done deal and here we go! Agreement confirmed as expected last week. €18.5m fee to River with bonuses/taxes. Julián will sign for five years. 🕷🇦🇷 #MCFC
Deal now sealed – Álvarez will remain at River Plate on loan until July.
Fab Romano