Argentina preliminary team down to 28 players, two to be cut before World Cup

Posted by Reinaldo Massengill on Monday, March 11, 2024

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has his preliminary lsit of players for the World Cup down to 28 players with two more to be cut.

Lionel Scaloni submitted a first list of 46 players which was cut down to 31 players. According to Gastón Edul, that list is down to 28 players.

Scaloni will have to cut it from 28 to 26 with the deadline to announce the World Cup team being next Monday on November 14. Here is the list of 28 players:

Emiliano Dibu Martínez
Gerónimo Rulli
Franco Armani
Nahuel Molina
Gonzalo Montiel
Cristian Romero
Germán Pezzella
Nicolás Otamendi
Lisandro Martínez
Marcos Acuña
Nicolás Tagliafico
Juan Foyth
Rodrigo De Paul
Leandro Paredes
Giovani Lo Celso
Alexis Mac Allister
Guido Rodríguez
Alejandro Papu Gómez
Enzo Fernández
Exequiel Palacios
Lionel Messi
Lautaro Martínez
Ángel Di María
Julián Álvarez
Paulo Dybala
Nicolás González
Ángel Correa
Joaquín Correa

Scaloni will wait to see how Gio Lo Celso and Paulo Dybala progress with their injuries. Scaloni is going to decide if he will take nine defenders or eight defenders with a midfielder or an attacker.

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