Without Messi, who gets a “rest”, Argentina is called up for the World Cup qualifiers

Argentina was called up with some surprises, And without the great team star Lionel Messi. The Paris Saint-Germain player was excluded from this list to maintain himself in the French team, given his selection Already qualified for the World Cup Because of that, coach Lionel Scaloni can give other athletes a chance in matches.

Messi hasn’t been on the field for nearly a month. The last game the striker played was on December 22, when Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 away with Lorient, and since then, the Parisian team has gone through a break in the season, Lionel returned to Argentina, and it was Covid-19, it took some time to recover, And he still hasn’t adapted to Pochettino’s relationship in any game this year. He, like the entire Parisian team, is preparing for the Champions League match against Real Madrid on February 15.

Despite the lack of the No. 10 jersey, the list includes most of the athletes called up by Scaloni since the start of the qualifiers, and still in 2020. Some of the highlights are in the starting line-up, such as defender Otamendi and midfielders Paredes and De Paul, and strikers form Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez Squad.

Argentina will play Chile, away, in Calama, on the 27th; While he was playing against Colombia, at home, in the city of Cordoba, on the first of February. Already ranked, Albiceleste is second in the qualifiers, with 29 points, six points less than leaders Brazil. There are four rounds left until the end of the qualifiers.

Check the Argentina squad list

goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa-Inge), Juan Musso (Atalanta-Eta), Esteban Andrada (Monterrey-Mex) and Franco Armani (River Plate-Armani);

Aspects: Nahuel Molina (Udinese-ITA), Gonzalo Montiel (Seville-Spain), Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax-Hall) and Marcos Acuña (Seville-Spain);

Defenders: Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica-POR), Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina-ITA), Germán Pezella (Real Bétis-ESP), Lisandro Martinez (Ajax-HOL);

Midfielders: Guido Rodriguez (Real Bétis-ESP), Leandro Paredes (PSG-FRA), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid-ESP), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham-ING), Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa-ING), Alexis Mac Allister ( Brighton-Inge);

Attackers: Lucas Ocampos (Seville – Spain), Alejandro Papo Gomez (Sevilla – Spain), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina Eta), Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain-France), Angel Correa (Atlético Madrid-Spain), Joaquin Correa (Inter Milan) , Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale-ETA), Paulo Dybala (Juventus-ETA) and Julian Alvarez (River Plate-Arg).