The Argentina national team for the November World Cup qualifiers was announced this Tuesday. The Albiceleste will face Paraguay on Thursday, November 14, and host Peru on Tuesday, November 19, at La Bombonera.
Here is the list of 26 players that Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has selected for the double matchday in November:
Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa
Gerónimo Rulli – Olympique Marseille
Walter Benítez – PSV Eindhoven
Defenders:
Gonzalo Montiel – Sevilla
Nahuel Molina – Atlético Madrid
Cristian Romero – Tottenham Hotspur
Leonardo Balerdi – Olympique Marseille
Germán Pezzella – River Plate
Nicolás Otamendi – Benfica
Lisandro Martínez – Manchester United
Nehuén Pérez – Porto
Nicolás Tagliafico – Lyon
Midfielders:
Leandro Paredes – AS Roma
Alexis Mac Allister – Liverpool
Rodrigo De Paul – Atlético Madrid
Exequiel Palacios – Bayer Leverkusen
Enzo Fernández – Chelsea
Giovani Lo Celso – Real Betis
Enzo Barrenechea – Valencia
Thiago Almada – Botafogo
Nicolás Paz – Como 1907
Facundo Buonanotte – Leicester City
Forwards:
Alejandro Garnacho – Manchester United
Nicolás González – Juventus
Lionel Messi – Inter Miami
Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan
Julián Álvarez – Atlético Madrid
Valentín Castellanos – Lazio
Very sad for sensi his talent and form let alone deserves in the team
Bro rejected italians for us and scaloni avoiding him and he is at his prime of 27 if not now then when 🤦🏻♂️
This will be giving bad messages to other youngsters who can also be able to play another nations
Why? Garnacho, Carboni, Nico Paz.
I wish Higuain had chosen France over Argentina. All Argetians should learn from Leo. He had a chance to represent one o the best NT in the history of football but downplayed it automatically. Senesi should be proud of his decission. Better to stay undebuted for your nation than ending up like Costa or pepe in 21st century or represntin your birth nation with less patriotism. I.e why i have no respect to the Atlanta striker.
Even though Garnacho has been disastrous in his last 2 epl matches where he missed multiple good chances and played extremely selfish and got his coach fired and pushed his team even further down in the standings, he absolutely needed this call to the national team. He will train with Messi and he will definitely get some valuable tips and advices from the GOAT on how to improve his futballing IQ& when to pick between finishing and assisting.
Also, Castellanos over Dybala is the right call. I really want to see how he plays when provided with proper service from Messi & Co behind him.
Watch out Giuliano Simeone, very soon he will be ahead of garnacho in the pecking order
Scaloni always pick your favorite players over players that deserved to get called up. This is one the reason when I don’t like him as a coach.
Likes:
Paz, Buenonnote and Almada called up again.
Barranechea and N.Perez are both good calls. The former is a destroyer type who likes to pass forward while the latter is an underrated defender than can also play RB.
Dislikes:
Montiel -as much as I like him- shouldn’t be called up because he’s simply not playing and for a team like the albicelestes that’s simply not acceptable. Maffeo is a really solid player who deserves a shot.
Pazzella, while I don’t have a problem with the guy per say because he’s a solid
defender but honestly what do the likes of Medina and Senesi have to do to get a call up because both are miles ahead of Pezzella.
Alan Varela ignored again. Can’t really explain it. He and Barranechea are the types of ball moving, holding midfielders that the NT lacks and I think it’s time to drop Paredes.
Overall a solid list with few gaffs here and there. All the best to our boys.
Good to see some new names being repeated. Almada, Paz, Buonanotte. Feeling at home with the team is important before hitting the bigger stage.
Scaloni swore never to call Alan Varela no matter what and still insists on picking Pezella.
That’s sad and demoralizing
It’s sad that he is still not only picks likes pezzella, OT and montiel but he see them integral part on his plans.
I kinda knew when pezzella chose to go river plate because he knew he will have still a big chance to for the nt and turned to be true. I’m afraid he will be our next Armani till next world cup and I hope that isn’t the case .
Pezella kind of has never impressed me in big games since 2021 Copa semifinals vs Colombia. He was good in other matches but in big games was disaster. Nevertheless Scaloni is the coach and he knows alot. Let’s hope decisions make won’t come back to haunt him come 2026.
As for Montiel perhaps it would be best if he goes back to Nottingham Forest. Earlier season cub wanted to continue with him. I don’t know what happened.
Why Scaloni still not believing Senesi..!
Anyway, as a defender Scaloni himself know what quality a defender wants for the team.!
I have told you guys a while ago scaloni and his coaching Staff were following Enzo Barrenechea because he is kind profile player scaloni likes tall, good on the possession deep laying playmaker not a destroyed like varela he is similar profile to leo paredes.
Very disappointed for non selection of
Alan verela
Marcos Senesi
Pablo maffeo
Julio Soler or valentin barco
I agree with you especially marcos senesi
Varella, Soule, Senesi, A. Correa should be included. Gazzaniga also deserves a call up.
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