A Diego Simeone doubt impacts Argentina squad selection for November | OneFootball

Diego Simeone's Atlético de Madrid will face Union Saint-Gilloise this Tuesday, November 4th, at the Metropolitano Stadium, their opponent for the fourth matchday of the UEFA Champions League group stage. They need a win to make up for the points lost at the Emirates Stadium after a 4-0 defeat to Arsenal (they also lost in the first matchday in Liverpool).

For this match, Cholo has a main doubt regarding the starting eleven. It concerns Nicolás González, a regular starter as a left midfielder for the colchonero team, who suffered a knock last weekend in the match against Sevilla, which could cause him to miss the international clash.

Similarly, if it is confirmed that he is unfit to play, the former Fiorentina and Juventus player could be a loss for the squad list that Lionel Scaloni is preparing for Argentina's match against Angola next Friday, November 14th, in the city of Luanda.

Although the match against the African team is just a friendly, the idea of the coaching staff of the albiceleste team is to practice during the last FIFA date of 2025, to draw conclusions ahead of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

In the same vein, it is worth mentioning that Lionel Scaloni's plan is to have most of the players he intends to take to the World Cup during the FIFA date in March, at which time it is believed that two matches will be played, one of them the Finalissima against the Spanish national team (pending confirmation from UEFA and Conmebol).

Atlético de Madrid needs a win to position themselves in the Champions League standings Atlético de Madrid needs to beat Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise this Tuesday, November 4th, to position themselves in the UEFA Champions League group stage standings. Currently, due to the defeats against Liverpool 3-2 and Arsenal 4-0 and the 5-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, the rojiblanco team is in 19th place, meaning they would need to play the Play Offs to secure their spot in the Round of 16.

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