Rumours denied, Argentina v Angola friendly keeps kick-off time | OneFootball

This Tuesday at noon, the Argentine National Team trained at the Elche facility in Alicante, Spain, in preparation for the only friendly match they will play during the FIFA date, which will be this Friday against Angola in Luanda, in a match that will be played at 1 PM and not at 12 PM, as was rumored.

Initially, there was talk of an alleged request from the organization to move the Albiceleste's visit to the African team forward by an hour, but they finally confirmed the originally planned time, which will be at 1 PM with broadcast by TyC Sports. On another note, Lionel Scaloni decided not to return to the Spanish city afterward to continue training; instead, the players will be released, resulting in only four practice sessions during the last break of the year.

After several withdrawals like Enzo Fernández due to a bone edema in his knee and Nahuel Molina, Giuliano Simeone, and Julián Álvarez for not having received the necessary vaccines, Lionel Scaloni added some players to the squad, such as Kevin Mac Allister and Emiliano Buendía, who might participate, and others to train with the rest of the team.

Days ago, the head coach added Lisandro Martínez, who has yet to play minutes with Manchester United after his cruciate ligament injury in February, and now Franco Mastantuono, a Real Madrid forward suffering from pubalgia, which is why he was not included in the initial call-up list.

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