Paraguay squad for the FIFA break: which Argentine clubs are hit hardest | OneFootball

The Argentine coach announced the 26 players selected for the friendlies against Greece and Morocco. José Canale (Lanús), Orlando Gill (San Lorenzo), Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente), Alexandro Maidana (Talleres), and Alex Arce (Independiente Rivadavia) will be absent from their clubs during a crucial week.

Canale, one of the key players for Granate at the start of the season, will answer the national team's call and will not be available for Mauricio Pellegrino in the upcoming match. The same situation affects Ciclón: Gill will miss the match against Riestra on March 25, a game that the Boedo team needs to approach in the best way possible in their current Professional League campaign.

The most sensitive case might be that of Rojo with Ávalos. The top scorer will not be available for the King of Cups' match against Atenas de Río Cuarto in the Copa Argentina, a competition in which the Avellaneda club aims to make significant progress this season.

Joining this list are Maidana, who will leave T without one of its key defenders, and Arce, who temporarily leaves the Mendoza Lepra to join the national team. In total, five players from Argentine football are answering Alfaro's call for this FIFA window.

The 26 players called up by Alfaro in Paraguay for the friendlies of the upcoming FIFA date

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Paraguay already has the 2026 World Cup in mind. Alfaro called up 26 players for two friendlies that are part of the preparation and consolidation of the national team ahead of the World Cup. The first will be against Greece on Friday, March 27, at 16:00 (Paraguayan time), at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens. The second match will be against Morocco on Tuesday, March 31, at 15:00 (Paraguayan time), at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens, France.

Both matches will serve the coaching staff to continue evaluating the group's performance and fine-tuning the collective functioning of the national team before the major world event.

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