Marcos Acuña's post after Scaloni left him out of the World Cup | OneFootball

Marcos Acuña was not called up by Lionel Scaloni to play in the World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The defender had ended the first half of the year at River carrying a muscle strain, and the Argentina national team coach left him out of the squad.

Minutes after the list was published, “Huevo” surprised fans with a post on his Instagram account that had nothing to do with the world champions.

Far from being a reaction to the Albiceleste squad list, Acuña posted a photo of player Erik Lamela alongside his loved ones. The two were teammates at Sevilla in Spain and reunited in recent hours.

After the squad list became known, Acuña began his vacation period after being granted leave by Eduardo Coudet following River’s last match against Blooming. The Millonario squad will regroup in mid-June for training focused on the second half of the year.

Why Marcos Acuña was not called up for the 2026 World Cup

The left-sided defender had been dealing with a strain in his right hamstring in the final that River lost to Belgrano in the Apertura Tournament. Scaloni decided to travel to the World Cup with only one natural left back, Nicolás Tagliafico, along with the alternative options of Valentín Barco and the aforementioned Medina.

Acuña played 62 matches for the Albiceleste, seven of them in World Cups (Russia and Qatar). “Huevo” featured in six of the national team’s seven matches in the edition where Argentina won its third star, and he will not travel with the squad for the next tournament.

At River, Acuña became an undroppable piece in the starting lineup from the moment he arrived at the club. However, in the last half of the year he struggled physically and was unable to complete a large number of his matches for the Millonario between the Professional League and the Copa Sudamericana.

With this situation, Scaloni is leaving out a player who had played in Argentina’s last two World Cups and all but confirms Nicolás Tagliafico as the starting left back for the debut against Algeria.

Argentina’s 26-man squad for the World Cup

Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa

Gerónimo Rulli – Olympique de Marseille

Juan Musso – Atlético de Madrid

Gonzalo Montiel – River Plate

Nahuel Molina – Atlético de Madrid

Lisandro Martínez – Manchester United

Leonardo Balerdi – Olympique de Marseille

Nicolás Otamendi – SL Benfica

Cristian Romero – Tottenham Hotspur

Facundo Medina – Olympique de Marseille

Nicolás Tagliafico – Olympique Lyonnais

MIDFIELDERS

Leandro Paredes – Boca Juniors

Rodrigo De Paul – Inter Miami

Exequiel Palacios – Bayer Leverkusen

Enzo Fernández – Chelsea

Alexis Mac Allister – Liverpool

Valentín Barco – RC Strasbourg

Giovani Lo Celso – Real Betis Balompié

Nicolás Paz – Como 1907

Lionel Messi – Inter Miami

Thiago Almada – Atlético de Madrid

Nicolás González – Atlético de Madrid

Giuliano Simeone – Atlético de Madrid

Julián Álvarez – Atlético de Madrid

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