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Updated Argentina national team players for match vs. Angola

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has made changes to the original call-up list for the match against Angola.

The Argentina national team will play Angola on Friday in a friendly match and Lionel Scaloni has called-up Kevin Mac Allister of Saint-Guilloise to the team. Leandro Paredes of Boca Juniors has also been called-up, as has Emiliano Buendía who will join the team.

Lionel Scaloni will be without Enzo Fernández, who stated that he will not join the Argentina national team for the match. Scaloni will be without the Atletico Madrid trio of Julián Álvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Nahuel Molina as they will miss the because having not completed in time the health procedures to the yellow fever vaccine which is required to enter Angola. Here are the players that have been called-up to the match:

Goalkeepers:
Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille)
Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace)

Defenders:
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Valentín Barco (Racing Strasbourg)
Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise)

Midfielders:
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami)
Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis)
Thiago Almada (Atlético Madrid)
Máximo Perrone (Como)
Nicolás Paz (Como)
Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors)
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)

Forwards:
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan)
Nicolás González (Atlético Madrid)
José Manuel López (Palmeiras)
Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)
Joaquín Panichelli (Racing Strasbourg)

Emiliano Buendía called up for Argentina vs. Angola

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Emiliano Buendía has been called-up to the Argentina national team for the match against Angola.

Buendía scored for Aston Villa in their 4-0 win against Bournemouth and has now been called up to the Argentina national team for the match on Friday. The official Argentina social media account announced that he will be joining the team.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has called up Leandro Paredes to the team but will be without Julián Álvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Nahuel Molina for the match.

Julián Álvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Nahuel Molina out of Argentina team

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Julián Álvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Nahuel Molina are all out of Argentina’s match against Angola on Friday.

The three Argentine players will not take part in Friday’s match as Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni will not have them available for the game. The official Argentina national team account posted that they did not complete in time the health procedures related to the yellow fever vaccine required to enter Angola.

Leandro Paredes to join Argentina national team for match vs. Angola

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Leandro Paredes will join the Argentina national team for their match against Angola.

Paredes is going to be with the Argentina national team for their friendly match on Friday. According to Gastón Edul, the 31 year old will travel and the team after Boca’s 2-0 win against River Plate.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni did not call-up any players based in Argentina for the friendly match against Angola on Friday but Paredes will be joining the team. Scaloni also called-up Kevin Mac Allister to the team while Enzo Fernández has stated that he will not be joining the team. Here is the updated list of players:

Goalkeepers:
Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille)
Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace)

Defenders:
Nahuel Molina (Atlético Madrid)
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Valentín Barco (Racing Strasbourg)
Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise)

Midfielders:
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami)
Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis)
Thiago Almada (Atlético Madrid)
Máximo Perrone (Como)
Nicolás Paz (Como)
Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors)

Forwards:
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan)
Julián Álvarez (Atlético Madrid)
Nicolás González (Atlético Madrid)
Giuliano Simeone (Atlético Madrid)
José Manuel López (Palmeiras)
Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)
Joaquín Panichelli (Racing Strasbourg)

Boca Juniors defeat River Plate 2-0 in Superclásico

Boca Juniors defeated River Plate 2-0 at La Bombonera in Matchday 15 of the Argentine Apertura, securing a place in the next stage of the tournament and putting River’s Copa Libertadores 2026 qualification in doubt.

The match, watched by a full stadium and international figures including Dua Lipa, was defined by goals at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second. Exequiel Zeballos opened the scoring in the 45th minute, finishing a play inside the box, and Miguel Merentiel extended the lead two minutes after the second half began, after a fast counterattack.

Boca, managed by Claudio Úbeda, displayed control in key moments and maintained defensive solidity to prevent River from reacting. The win placed Boca at the top of the standings and gave the team a direct spot in the 2026 Copa Libertadores.

For River, managed by Marcelo Gallardo, the loss deepened concerns about their campaign. The team remains sixth in its group, currently in a playoff position, and must depend on other results or win the tournament to secure qualification. River sits third in the annual table with 52 points, only one ahead of Argentinos Juniors and Deportivo Riestra, both with one match less.

The defeat also extended an unfavorable statistic: River has lost 12 matches in 2025 after conceding first and has been unable to recover in any of them.