The soccer coach of Argentina, Lionel Scaloni, delivered its list of 40 reserved for the Qatar World Cup 2022, although the Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided not to make it public, something allowed by international regulations.
The coaching staff led by the former player of the Deportivo de La Coruña, Mallorca, Newell’s or Atalanta should deliver the payroll this Friday, according to the schedule provided by the FIFA in the absence of a month for the dispute of the soccer appointment, but he was not obliged to make it public.
Given the physical problems that have dragged several important figures in recent weeks, including the serious injury suffered by the Roma striker paulo dybala -tear of the rectus femoris-, the Albiceleste coach opted for a long payroll in which he can later make the corresponding discards.
Although the AFA did not make this list public, several local media announced the 40 names, among which was Dybalaalthough the forecasts for his recovery in time for the World Cup are pessimistic.
The captain and leader of the national team, Leo Messicontinues to lead that list broadcast by local media, which has twelve players from the Spanish League, including the rojiblancos Rodrigo de Paul and Ángel Correa and Sevilla fans Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña and ‘Papu’ Gómezand seven from the Premier League.
The Argentine soccer team, world champion in 1978 and 1986 and runner-up in 1930, 1990 and 2014, is drawn in group C of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, along with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
The World Cup event will take place from November 20 to December 18 and Argentina will debut on the 22nd against the Saudis.
Shortlisted list in Argentina (unofficial):
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa-GBR), Franco Armani (River Plate), Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal, ESP), Juan Musso (Atalanta, ITA) and Agustín Marchesín (Celta de Vigo, ESP).
Defenses: Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), Cristian Romero (Tottenham-GBR), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica, POR), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon, FRA), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla, ESP), Germán Pezzella (Betis, ESP) , Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United, ENG), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla, ESP), Juan Foyth (Villarreal, ESP), Facundo Medina (Lens, FRA), Nehuén Pérez (Udinese, ITA), Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth, GBR) and Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina, ITA).
Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), Leandro Paredes (Juventus, ITA), Giovanni Lo Celso (Villarreal, ESP), Guido Rodríguez (Betis, ESP), Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gómez (Sevilla, ESP), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton, GBR), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, GER), Enzo Fernández (Benfica, POR), Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa, GBR), Lucas Ocampos (Ajax, NED) and Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna, ITA).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (PSG, FRA), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan, ITA), Ángel di María (Juventus, ITA), Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan, ITA), Nicolás González (Fiorentina, ITA), Julián Álvarez (Manchester City, GBR ), Paulo Dybala (Rome, ITA), Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United, USA), Giovanni Simeone (Naples, ITA) and Lucas Alario (Eintracht Frankfurt, GER).
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