👨‍🏫 With Honduras in mind: Scaloni named an unprecedented XI | OneFootball

The Argentina National Team completed its first full football training session on U.S. soil with its sights set on the friendly against Honduras on June 6. Head coach Lionel Scaloni used the session to test tactical alternatives and surprised everyone by fielding a lineup with several new faces.

A huge opportunity for Nicolás Capaldo

The main surprise in the starting lineup was the inclusion of Nicolás Capaldo. The current midfielder and captain of Hamburg in Germany, who was originally called up to serve as a sparring partner on the pre-2026 World Cup tour, now looks set to make his full senior debut for the Argentina National Team in the Albiceleste midfield.

Extreme caution with the veterans

With the demands of the World Cup in mind, the coaching staff decided to protect the squad’s biggest stars. Captain Lionel Messi, goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, and midfielder Leandro Paredes are all but ruled out of the starting eleven against the Central American side. Even so, Scaloni has not ruled out the possibility that the Inter Miami star could play a few minutes in the second half to build up his match fitness.

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