AFA President Claudio Tapia has spoken about Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni, stating that he wants him to stay until 2030.

Claudio Tapia first hired Lionel Scaloni in 2018 when Scaloni first took over as interim coach of the Argentina national team. Scaloni would remain as coach and go on to win the 2022 World Cup, the 2022 Finalissima and back to back Copa America titles. Claudio Tapia spoke at the Olé Summit 2025 about Scaloni. Here is what he had to say:

“We think about sports projects: I want Scaloni to stay until 2030 with his entire coaching staff. If I thought about results, I wouldn’t have hired him. I thought about a national team project that we didn’t have.”

Matías Soulé has commented on the Argentina national team and not being called up.

Soulé was called-up to the Argentina national team for their 2-0 win against Angola, despite being in good form for AS Roma. The Argentine has three goals and two assists in 11 league matches. Speaking in an interview with Sportmediaset, here is what he had to say:

“I remain calm and hope it can arrive as a reward for all the good performances at Roma. I am a little disappointed, but not worried. The moment will arrive if I keep doing well with Roma. All I can do is keep working, try to be decisive in every match, until the call-up becomes a logical consequence.

“I can confirm that Italy is not an option for me. I am from Argentina, and I would like to represent my country.”

Joaquín Panichelli, Máximo Perrone, Gianluca Prestianni and Kevin Mac Allister all made their Argentina national team debut against Angola.

The trio of Panichelli, Perrone and Prestianni were substituted into Argentina’s 2-0 win against Angola at the same time and played five minutes in the match. For Panichelli, the Argentine leads Ligue 1 in goals, scoring nine goals in 12 matches.

Máximo Perrone has been in good form for Como while Gianluca Prestianni impressed with the Argentina U20 national team at the U20 World Cup and has done well with Benfica.

Kevin Mac Allister was substituted into the match for Gioani Lo Celso, playing 30 minutes.