Cuti Romero and Julián Alvarez shake off injuries for World Cup start | OneFootball

The Albiceleste players have been medically cleared and are now available to Scaloni.

With the squad training in Kansas ahead of the friendlies against Honduras and Iceland, which will serve as preparation for their debut in the World Cup in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni received some good news.

Both Cristian Romero and Julián Alvarez have been medically cleared, meaning they can now train alongside their teammates and could even get some minutes in the friendlies scheduled for Saturday, June 6, and Tuesday, June 9, against Honduras and Iceland.

Cuti Romero, who suffered a knee sprain on April 12, spent nearly two months recovering before receiving medical clearance. During the injury, the area was immobilized, and he missed Tottenham’s final six Premier League matches, in which his team avoided relegation.

Julián, meanwhile, had been dealing with an ankle issue that led him to play through injections in Atlético de Madrid’s final matches of the season. After that, he missed the end of LaLiga with Atleti, and the last time he played was on May 5 in the defeat against Arsenal in the Champions League.

With that in mind, both players will gradually be integrated into training with the rest of the squad. If they respond well, they have a chance of getting playing time both in the friendly against Honduras and also against Iceland.

Messi could miss the friendlies against Honduras and Iceland

With the goal of being in the best possible shape for the debut against Algeria, all signs point to Messi training separately from the squad and gradually increasing his workload so as not to worsen the issue he picked up in Inter Miami’s last MLS match against Philadelphia.

As a result, the Argentina captain will not be present for the friendlies against Honduras and Iceland, scheduled for June 6 and 9 respectively. His place could be taken by either Thiago Almada or Nico Paz, depending on the condition of his knee.

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