Soulé insists on Argentina over Italy: "It's not up for debate" | OneFootball

Matías Soulé returned and made it clear his desire to play for the Argentine National Team, despite being absent from Lionel Scaloni's recent call-ups and his agent suggesting the possibility of representing Italy.

In a conversation with SportMediaset, the forward from Mar del Plata was cautious and chose to take the longer path, hoping that his current performance in Serie A would be the key to unlocking the door to the national team. "I remain calm. I hope it will be a reward for my performance at Roma. And I stay focused on Roma. I'm a bit disappointed, but calm. My time will come if I keep performing well at Roma. The World Cup is approaching, but I can only keep working, be decisive in every match so that the call-up becomes a natural consequence," he stated, acknowledging his disappointment at missing the recent calls.

Regarding the chance his agent suggested of representing the Azzurra, the former Juventus player did not hesitate when choosing, dispelling any doubt: "Italy? No. The choice of Argentina is not up for discussion. I am Argentine and I want to play for my national team," Soulé explained.

When asked about the attacker, Scaloni was brief in his response but hinted that the pressure from the player's camp did not affect him and that his case is just one among others to consider.

"He is on the radar like many other guys we believe can contribute to us. He has been with us, also (Facundo) Buonanotte, (Alejandro) Garnacho, (Valentín) Carboni, they are guys we see with a future in the National Team and we will keep calling them as long as we see they have the possibility. So that's the idea, they are on the radar like all the others," assured the coach.

In this cycle, the player who trained in Vélez was part of the youth teams, where he was coached by Javier Macherano. He even played in the U-20 World Cup in 2023, but he has had little place in the Senior team. He is one of the few young players who have been in the orbit and have not yet debuted: he was only on the bench in the 3-0 win against Chile in September 2024 for the Qualifiers. Before that, he had been part of some preliminary lists.

The truth is that the attacker is liked by Scaloni and his team, he has been on the radar for some time but his absence is not related to that, but to the number of players in that position, who are currently ahead of him in consideration.

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