Lionel Messi, Leandro Paredes and the Argentina national team have arrived in Bilbao, Spain to train for the Finalissima match.
The Argentina national team will be training in Bilbao, Spain for their Finalissima match against Italy on June 1 at Wembley. Rodrigo De Paul, Angel Correa and Cristian “Cuti” Romero arrived on Sunday with most of the players arriving on Tuesday.
Leandro Paredes, who was not selected for the team due to injury, has also travelled and is with the team. As we reported on Monday, Marcos Senesi will play the Conference League final on Wednesday and arrive on Friday with Julian Alvarez and Franco Armani arriving from Argentina on Friday.
Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team players arriving in Bilbao, Spain for the training camp. pic.twitter.com/9spkF0gR78
Ángel Di María, Leandro Paredes, Lautaro Martínez and the Argentina national team in Bilbao, Spain. This to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s The Next Episode. pic.twitter.com/adEsOxgChn
The players of the Argentina national team have started to arrive with somne arriving on Tuesday.
Rodrigo De Paul posted on his Instagram on Sunday evening a picture of himself with Ángel Correa and Cristian Romero. The three players are already in Bilbao, Spain, which is where the Argentina national team will be based for their Finalissima match against Italy.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will get more players on Tuesday. Per Gastón Edul, Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María will be arriving on Tuesday.
River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo has already stated that both Julián Álvarez and Franco Armani will play for the club on Wednesday. They will arrive on Friday.
Marcos Senesi is taking part in the Conference League final for Feyenoord and will arrive on Thursday.
Rodrigo De Paul posted this with Ángel Correa and Cristian “Cuti” Romero on Instagram: “National team mode!! 💙🤍🇦🇷”. pic.twitter.com/A7gM7BjVRY
Italy coach Roberto Mancini has announced his team for the Finalissima match against Argentina.
Roberto Mancini and Italy will play Argentina in the Finalissima match on June 1 and they will be without Ciro Immobile and Federico Chiesa. Here are the players announced:
Goalkeepers: Cragno Donnarumma Meret Sirigu
Defenders: Acerbi Bastoni Biraghi Bonucci Calabria Chiellini Di Lorenzo Dimarco Emerson Florenzi Lazzari Luiz Felipe Mancini Spinazzola
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has selected nine forwards for the Finalissima match against Italy as we review their season.
With the European league season over, it was Lautaro Martínez who finished as the Argentine with the most goals. Winning the Coppa Italia, he finished with 25 goals for Inter. Here are his goals and assists for the season:
His team mate at Inter Joaquín Correa finished the season with two goals in the last match. Finishing with six goals, he was on loan from Lazio and like Lautaro, he won the Coppa Italia. A potential back up to Lautaro, Correa has played as number nine before for the Argentina national team. Here are his numbers for the season:
36 matches, 6 goals, 2 assists Serie A: 26 matches, 6 goals, 1 assist Champions League: 5 matches Supercoppa Italiana: 1 match Coppa Italia: 4 matches, 1 assist
Remaining in Italy, Nicolás González had a solid first season. With Fiorentina, the winger ended with eight goals and nine assists. Here were his numbers:
One player who will likely remain in Italy is Paulo Dybala. In his last season with Juventus, the Argentine finished with 15 goals. He is rumored to join Lautaro at Inter. While not always selected and starting for the Argentina national team, a move to Inter could benefit him where he would play alongside Lautaro. Here were his numbers this season:
39 matches, 15 goals, 6 assists. Serie A: 29 matches, 10 goals, 5 assists Champions League: 5 matches, 3 goals, 1 assist Supercoppa Italiana: 1 match Coppa Italia: 4 matches, 2 goals
In France, it was a first season for Lionel Messi. While not reaching the same heights as he did in previous season, he did not have a pre-season, had an injury, COVID and the flu. He still finished with 11 goals and 14 assists as he and PSG won Ligue 1 this season.
34 matches, 11 goals, 14 assists. Ligue 1: 26 matches, 6 goals, 14 assists Champions League: 7 matches, 5 goals Coupe de France: 1 match
His team mate at the club, Ángel Di María finished with five goals and nine assists. In his last season at the club, he is set to join Juventus. Here were his numbers:
In Spain, Alejandro Papu Gómez missed a few matches for Sevilla. However, he still ended with six goals. Here were his numbers:
40 matches, 6 goals, 3 assists. La Liga: 29 matches, 5 goals, 1 assist Champions League: 5 matches, 0 goals Europa League: 2 matches, 2 assists Copa del Rey: 4 matches, 1 assist
Ángel Correa was one of Atletico Madrid’s best players. Having won the January La Liga Player of the Month award, he ended with 12 goals and six assists. A versatile player, he can play on the wing or in the middle. Here were his numbers:
49 matches, 12 goals, 6 assists. La Liga: 36 matches, 12 goals, 5 assists Champions League: 10 matches, 1 goal Copa del Rey: 2 matches, 1 assist Supercopa: 1 match
The only Argentine forward in the team selected by Lionel Scaloni who is not playing in Europe is Julián Álvarez. The Argentine will join Manchester City next season but this season with River Plate he has eight goals and four assists. Similar to both Correa’s and even Dybala, he is versatile and could be a possible replacement as the number nine for Lautaro. Here are his numbers:
16 matches, 8 goals, 4 assists Copa de la Liga: 11 matches, 8 goals, 2 assists Copa Libertadores: 5 matches, 2 assists
Rodrigo De Paul and Ángel Correa both scored for Atletico Madrid in their 2-1 win vs. Real Sociedad.
Both Argentine players scored in the last match of the season. With the score at 0-0, Rodrigo De Paul received the ball from outside of the penalty area and with a shot into the top corner of the goal gave Atletico Madrid the 1-0 lead.
Ángel Correa doubled Atletico’s lead with an effort from inside the penalty area. It was goal number 12 in La Liga this season for him.
