🚨 Messi back in Argentina's preliminary squad for the qualifiers
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The AFA has published the preliminary list of "foreign" players that Lionel Scaloni has called up for Argentina in the South American qualifiers.
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Among those called up are Lionel Messi, who was not against Uruguay and Brazil due to injury, and Valentín Barco, who shines in Racing Strasbourg.
Argentina, already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, faces Chile as a visitor on Thursday, June 5 and hosts Colombia at the Monumental, on Tuesday, June 9.
THE COMPLETE PRELIMINARY LIST
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Gerónimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille and Walter Benítez (PSV).
Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Facundo Medina (Lens), Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) and Valentín Barco (Strasbourg).
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Midfielders: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Leandro Paredes (Roma), Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo de Paul (Atlético de Madrid), Thiago Almada (Olympique de Lyon), Giovani Lo Celso (Betis), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) and Nicolás Paz (Como).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Julián Alvarez (Atlético de Madrid), Lautaro Martínez (Inter), Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Nicolás González (Fiorentina) Giuliano Simeone (Atlético de Madrid and Ängel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
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