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đ Messi's heirs: Scaloni confirms Argentina's new captains
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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni publicly clarified the squadâs leadership order in the absence of its historic leaders on the field.
Cuti Romero, the heir to the armband
Scaloni stated that, behind Lionel Messi and NicolĂĄs Otamendi, the top priority to wear the captainâs armband falls to center-back Cristian âCutiâ Romero, cementing him as one of the leading figures in Argentinaâs dressing room.
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The leadership order after the center-back
If Romero is also unavailable, the captaincy will go to goalkeeper Emiliano âDibuâ MartĂnez, with forward Lautaro MartĂnez next in line, thus completing the group of leaders designated by the coaching staff.
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