This Sunday the deadline expired for Lionel Scaloni present the preliminary list of those summoned for the Argentine national teamalthough the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has no obligation to make it public.
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In that sense, one of the coach’s big doubts is on the left side: Nicolás Tagliafico has his place assuredbut who will be the alternative in the event of any unforeseen event?
Marcos Acuña, world champion in Qatar, always fought equally for the position with the Lyon defender; However, he suffered many injuries after December 18, 2022.
The last one was a myofascial injury to the rectus femoris of the left thigh, although it was preceded by tears and pubalgia. Recently, Huevo Acuña returned to play in the Seville and this Sunday he opened the scoring in the 3-0 win against Granada. He had scored the last goal in April 2023 against Celta de Vigo.
In this way, Acuña put pressure on Scaloni: will he keep his place in the Argentine National Team? The alternatives seem to be three: ValentÃn Barco, Facundo Medina (center who can play as a winger) or even Lautaro Blanco. Notably Nicolás González ended up occupying that position on more than one occasion and, if the coach considered it, he could call up Alejandro Garnacho and have the Fiorentina winger as a variant.
Huevo Acuña’s goal for Sevilla. (Video: DSports)
When will the list of those called up for the Copa América be released?
This Sunday, May 5 at 7 p.m., the deadline to present the preliminary list of those summoned expired.: At a minimum, the AFA sent Conmebol 35 names and, at a maximum, 50. From there the 23 players will come. A few days ago, UEFA announced that in Euro 2024 there will be 26 players named for each team, which could mean that this decision will also be made in South American football.
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Anyway, The federations are not obliged to make the list public of footballers called up and, probably, it is a matter of utmost confidentiality in the Argentine National Team.