Big disappointment for Lucas Ocampos (26 years old, 8 caps and 2 goals). Yet regular holder under the orders of Lionel Scaloni in recent months, the Sevilla FC winger is not in the list of 28 players selected by the Argentina coach to play in the Copa America. Lionel Messi is however obviously present in the group alongside Parisians Leandro Paredes and Angel Di Maria.
Faced with a limited playing time in recent months, the striker of the capital club, Mauro Icardi (28 years old, 8 caps and 1 goal), is for his part absent, but it is not a surprise since ‘he had already been zapped in the list of players who have just faced Chile (1-1) and Colombia (2-2) in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Albiceleste will start the competition on Monday against Chile.
Argentina’s list
Guardians : Franco Armani (River Plate), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Agustin Marchesin (Porto), Juan Musso (Udinese)
Defenders : Gonzalo Montiel (River), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), German Pezzella, Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina), Nicolas Tagliafico, Lisandro Martinez (Ajax), Marcos Acuna (FC Séville), Cristian Romero (Atalanta), Nahuel Molina Lucero (Udinese )
Midfielders : Leandro Paredes, Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain), Guido Rodriguez (Betis), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Nicolas Gonzalez (Stuttgart), Rodrigo De Paul (Udinese), Alejandro Gmez ( FC Séville), ngel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Nicolas Dominguez (Bologne)
Forwards : Lionel Messi (FC Barcelone), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Joaquin Correa (Lazio), Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), Sergio Agero (FC Barcelone)
