Scaloni picks Argentina squad: Echeverri in, Correa out | OneFootball

Lionel Scaloni confirmed the list of players called up for the last double date of South American Qualifiers, in which Argentina will host Venezuela next Thursday, September 4 at 20.30 and will visit Ecuador on Tuesday 9 at 20. Regarding the shortlist published last week, Facundo Medina and Ángel Correa were left out, while Claudio Echeverri, Alan Varela and José Manuel López remain. Meet the 29 called up.

The coach from Pujato surprised with some names included in the preliminary list, such as the Skinny López, who is currently doing great at Palmeiras. In this 2025 he has scored 17 goals in 46 matches and beat Valentín Castellanos, forward of Lazio. Despite speculation that he could be left out, the coach confirmed him. "The truth is that I did not expect it, but I always believed that this call would happen. Deep down, I always believed it. I didn't know it would be this year, I didn't imagine it so soon, but well... As I always say, the only thing I ask God and what I try is to be prepared for the opportunities that come into my life", he commented after the victory against Sport Recife in the Brasileirao.

Others who made the cut were Varela and Echeverri. The one who came up from Boca's youth team, currently doing well at Porto, takes the place of Enzo Fernández, who was sent off against Colombia and received a two-match suspension. The Little Devil, recently arrived at Bayer Leverkusen, is one of the many attacking midfielders that Scaloni included in this list and hopes to make his debut in the Major in this double date.

The downside of the cut is that two footballers were left out, both regulars in the national team's call-ups. One of them is Facundo Medina, who started in the last match against Colombia and his absence may be missed considering that Lisandro Martínez is still recovering from his cruciate ligament tear and there are no more left-footed centre-backs. On the left back Nicolás Tagliafico, Marcos Acuña and the young Julio Soler beat him from the River's youth team.

Ángel Correa, on the other hand, left Atlético de Madrid after ten seasons and started his cycle in Mexican football on the right foot: he scored six goals in eight matches with the Tigres shirt. Despite his good present, Scaloni opted for other attacking options leaving out the world and America champion with the Albiceleste.

The rest of the absentees in the Argentina National Team list

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