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

This Tuesday at noon, the Argentina National Team trained at the Elche complex in Alicante, Spain, in preparation for the only friendly match they will play during the FIFA break, which will take place this Friday against Angola in Luanda. The match will be played at 1:00 PM and not at 12:00 PM, as had been rumored.

At first, there was talk of a supposed request from the organizers to move up the Albiceleste’s visit to the African team by an hour, but the originally scheduled time was ultimately confirmed: 1:00 PM, with broadcast by TyC Sports. On another note, Lionel Scaloni decided not to return to the Spanish city to continue training afterwards; instead, the players will be released, meaning there will only be four training sessions during the last break of the year.

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

Days ago, the head coach also added Lisandro Martínez, who still hasn’t played any minutes with Manchester United since his cruciate ligament injury suffered in February, and now Franco Mastantuono, a Real Madrid forward who is suffering from pubalgia and therefore was not included in the initial call-up list.

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