Argentina national team: Lionel Scaloni has given his double date list for the qualifiers with some surprise names

The path of the Qatar 2022 champions begins towards the next World Cup, the United States-Mexico-Canada 2026. South American qualifiers The curtain will be lifted Argentine national team Next Thursday at nine o’clock in the evening, when the team led by Lionel Scaloni will play its first official match as world champions, against ecuador, In archaeological. This appointment was announced by the coach List of invitees For the double window that will close when hit BoliviaOn Tuesday the 12th of this month in La Paz.

As it usually happens with the recent appointments of the Argentine coach, the number of alternatives available is large. There are many players that Scaloni intends to give them the opportunity to choose and secure them for the future, as is the case with Lucas Beltran, Marcus Sensei (Bournemouth), Alan Velasco (FC Dallas), Lucas Esquivel (Atlético Paranaense) or Bruno Zappeli (Atlético Paranaense), who already played for the Italy Under-23s, but stated that he would prefer to play for Argentina and DT didn’t hesitate to start with the ‘Shield’. Moreover, the first-team coach seemed to wink at him Javier Mascheranowhich needs to be closed under the age of 23.

The world champion team will have a busy schedule in the latter part of 2023, with six qualifying matches. After the commitments to Ecuador and Bolivia, they will be measured in October Paraguay and with Peru. In the first case, Argentina will be local, also at the Monumental Stadium, on October 12, and will then travel to Lima, where it will perform a concert on the 17th.

It will round out the year with two very hot classics. On November 11, the selected team will receive Uruguay, who will arrive in Buenos Aires under the leadership of Marcelo Bielsa. And the last date will attract attention, because it will involve confrontation with him Brazil.

Scaloni’s intention is to nominate many young players to cooperate with the mission of Mascherano, who takes charge of the U-23 national team and focuses on… Venezuela before the OlympicsWhich will take place in January 2024 and will award two places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Given that clubs are not obliged to release their players because the Pre-Olympics tournament is not an official FIFA competition, Scaloni will also call up several young players to train with the first team and Mascherano’s coaching staff will follow them closely. This intention repeats Scaloni’s desire in November 2021 and March 2022, when he summoned a large number of young players to train with members of the main team.

The Asian Football Confederation announced the prices of tickets for the first show at River Stadium, which will be on sale for only one pound www.deportick.comStarting Thursday at 6 pm, the values ​​will be as follows:

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