50 days from the World Cup, surprise Albiceleste name eyes Scaloni's list | OneFootball

There are 50 days left until the start of the World Cup in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and little by little Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni is beginning to shape the list of 26 called-up players, who will come from a preliminary squad of 55 names to be announced by the Pujato native.

Although the final list must be submitted at the end of May, the Albiceleste manager already has a large percentage of the players who will be called up in mind. In this regard, reports in recent hours have claimed that there is a dark horse with a strong chance of getting the call.

According to journalist Narella Senra, Máximo Perrone, the defensive midfielder for Como 1907 in Italy’s Serie A, currently has the edge in the battle to make the final squad and compete for a starting spot with both Enzo Fernández and Leandro Paredes.

Over the course of this season, the 23-year-old midfielder has become a key piece for the team led by Cesc Fàbregas, which sits in fifth place in the domestic competition and reached the Coppa Italia semifinal, where it was eliminated by Inter Milan.

Because of this strong form, both for the FIFA international window in November of last year and the most recent one in March, the Vélez academy product was called up by Lionel Scaloni to be closely monitored and picked up his first minutes with the senior national team.

His debut for the Albiceleste came on November 14, when he played 5 minutes in a 2-0 win over Angola in a friendly. On that occasion, he came on in place of Alexis Mac Allister. He also saw action against Zambia, when he replaced Enzo Fernández.

Máximo Perrone’s numbers this season

So far this season, the 23-year-old Argentine midfielder has played a total of 36 matches, scoring 3 goals and providing 4 assists. He has also received 9 yellow cards and was not sent off across 2,668 minutes on the pitch.

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