Buenos Aires: Argentina have announced their squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Brazil. Two years later, superstar Paulo Dybala was recalled to the team. Djibouti has been called up to the national team following a stellar start to the season for Juventus in the Italian league.
Star striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of the qualifying round for the September qualifiers with a hamstring injury. Dibala, who was part of the 2019 Copa Amrica team, has won the national shirt in 29 matches.
Lionel Messi and Neymar will play each other for the first time since becoming PSG teammates on September 5. Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in the final of the Copa America. Coach Lionel Sloane has named most of the players on the team that won the Copa del Rey.
In the qualifying round, Brazil leads Latin America with 18 points from six matches. Argentina is second with 12 points.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River Plate), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Juan Musso (Atlanta), Geronimo Rully (Vieira)
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Aquina (Sevilla), Nahuel Molina (Udinase), Christian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Ottamendi (Benfica), Juan Foyt (Vieira), Lucas Martinez (Fiorentina), Betis), Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax)
Midfielders: Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Parades (PSG), Giovanni Lo Celso (Tottenham), Xiquil Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Guido Rodriguez (Betis), Nicolas Dominguez (Bologna), Emiliano Bwandia (Aston Villa), Alexandro Gomez (Sevilla)
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria (PSG), Lotaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Angel Correa (Atletico), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Julian Alvarez (Riverplate), Joaquin Correa (Lazio)
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