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Argentina team named for March matches, young players included

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his team for the two friendly matches in March with several young players included.

Lionel Scaloni has included both Valentín Barco and Facundo Buonanotte of Brighton in the team, Valentín Caeboni makes it with Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester United also making the team.

The Argentina national team will play two matches in March in the United States. The first one on March 22 in Philadelphia against El Salvador and the second on March 26 in Los Angeles against Costa Rica.

Here are the players called up by Scaloni:

Goalkeepers:
Franco Armani (River Plate)
Walter Benítez (PSV)
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)

Defenders:
Germán Pezzella (Real Betis)
Nehuén Pérez (Udinese)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Valentín Barco (Brighton)

Midfielders:
Ezequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
Leandro Paredes (AS Roma)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur)

Forwards:
Nicolás González (Fiorentina)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton)
Valentín Carboni (Monza)
Ángel Di María (Benfica)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Julián Álvarez (Manchester City)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
Paulo Dybala (AS Roma)

Alan Varela and Valentín Castellanos could be called up for Argentina

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Alan Varela and Valentín Castellanos could both be called up for Argentina.

Varela and Castellanos could soon be part of the team. According to Gastón Edul, Alan Varela and Valentín Castellanos are both on the radar of Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni.

For Alan Varela, the 22 year old has played in 19 league matches for FC Porto, scoring twice and assisting twice while often being oen of the best players on the pitch.

Valentín Castellanos has two goals and three assists in 23 league matches with Lazio.

The Argentina national team will play two matches in March. The first will be on March 22 in Philadelphia against El Salvador and the second will be against Costa Rica on March 26 in Los Angeles.

Alexis Mac Allister comments on winning the Carabao Cup, his Argentina teammates and more

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Alexis Mac Allister was interviewed at his home in England by Argentine journalist Christian Martin for DSports and commented on winning the Carabao Cup, Boca Juniors and his Argentina teammates.

The 25-year-old midfielder has recently won the Carabao Cup with Liverpool beating Chelsea in the final 1-0 in extra time:

“They have been special days for me after having won the first title with the club.”

He also talked about having to play against his Argentina teammate Enzo Fernández:

“We respect each other a lot. We greet each other before the game. I have a great relationship with him. But when you enter the field, each one fights for his team.”

He was later asked about having to face Cristian Romero with Tottenham and he responded the following:

“With Cuti Romero we had some strong challenges; he is very aggressive and he would keep hitting you. But we have a great relationship, and it makes it easier.”

Mac Allister later compared Liverpool fans with his former team Boca Juniors fans:

“I always compare Liverpool to Boca for how the fans support here and the passion they have for their city and their team. They seem different from everything else.”

The Argentine also mentioned how he drives Virgil van Dijk crazy with the “andá pa’ llá bobo”:

“Me and Salah, all day long are saying “andá pa’ llá bobo” to Van Dijk. We are driving him crazy and we also say that to each other.”

Lautaro Martínez scores for Inter in 4-0 win vs. Atalanta

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Lautaro Martínez scored for Inter in their 4-0 win vs. Atalanta on a pending game of matchday 21 of Serie A. He reached 23 goals in this league’s edition.

With the match going to halftime and Inter leading by one, the Argentine striker received a pass at the edge of the box, turned around and shot with his left foot into the back of the net. Atalanta’s goalkeeper could only see the powerful shot as Martínez converted the 2-0 for his team.

Lautaro would later have the chance to score one more goal when Inter were awarded a penalty in the 53rd minute. The former Racing Club player shot to the left, but there was Atalanta’s goalkeeper to save it. Di Marco scored the 3-0 after the goalkeeper’s rebound.

Martínez was substituted out in the 67th minute and Inter ended up winning 4-0 to get the three points.

Argentina to face Costa Rica, not Nigeria, in March friendly game

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The AFA announced this Wednesday through its official website that Costa Rica will replace Nigeria as one of Argentina’s rivals for the friendly games in March. The Nigerian national team had to withdraw from the match in the United States due to an administrative issue with visas.

With this confirmation, Argentina will first face El Salvador on March 22nd in Philadelphia and then Costa Rica on March 26th in Los Angeles.

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