What surprises could be in store in Argentina’s next squad to face Angola? | OneFootball

The Argentine National Team is preparing for an unusual FIFA date, which will mark the end of the 2025 calendar against Angola, and there may be some surprises.

The Argentine National Team is getting ready to face an unusual FIFA date, which will mark the end of the 2025 calendar. Not only because of the exotic tour they will undertake in Africa to play against Angola, but also because that match will be the only one played by Lionel Scaloni's team during this break.

At this moment, the greatest uncertainty lies in knowing the list of players to be announced by the Albiceleste coach for the match that will be played on November 14 in Luanda, the capital of the African country. The reason? The coach is seriously considering calling up for the first time a couple of players who are currently in outstanding form.

The first name under thorough analysis is Joaquín Panichelli, the 23-year-old forward from Racing de Strasbourg who makes headlines every weekend because he keeps scoring goals: he has 10 goals in 13 matches between Ligue 1 and the Conference League. Additionally, recent reports from Spain indicate that the Argentine striker is on Barcelona's radar as a potential reinforcement for the next transfer window.

At the same time, Scaloni is considering including in the list some players who participated in the Under-20 World Cup with Argentina, which lost the final against Morocco and narrowly missed out on securing their seventh star in the category. In this regard, the player who caught the coach's attention the most was Gianluca Prestianni, the 19-year-old winger from Benfica in Portugal, who also has a chance of being called up to the senior team for the first time.

With this scenario, the Albiceleste will gather on Monday, November 10, in Alicante (Spain) to prepare for the friendly match against Angola, where they will have between seven and eight training sessions, both before and after the match. It remains to be seen what decision the coach will ultimately make regarding the new call-ups, but it seems likely that there will be some surprises.

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