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Marcos Senesi announced his decision after being summoned by the Argentine National Team and called by Italy

It was a very particular situation that became known when Lionel Scaloni, last week, announced the preliminary list of those summoned for the Final against Italy at Wembley, on June 1. Marcos Senesi It was one of the novelties, since for the first time in the cycle of the Santa Fe coach in the Major, was among the reserved footballers. But almost in unison it was learned that the defender and captain of the Feyenoord from the Netherlands, preparing for the Conference League final, he had also been tempted by the Azzurra.

This Wednesday, in an interview with the Ole newspaperSenesi announced his decision: “It’s a very nice thing that two National Teams love you, because it means that I’m doing my job well. The Italy thing was real, I had contact with Mancini, he told me about the whole project. I also had contact with the coaching staff of Argentina, where I told them my intentions to play for Argentina, of the desire to be with my country. I think the decision is more than clear that I decided to represent my country.”.

Senesi (entrerriano, 25 years old) has Italian ancestry and, being one of the best defenders in the Eredivisie Leaguecaught the attention of Roberto Mancini, who is thinking of renewing to access the 2026 World Cup after being eliminated for the second time (he missed Russia and will miss Qatar) from the World Cup.

How did Mancini want to convince him? “More than convincing me, he told me that he wanted to make a new National Team, that he wanted me to be part of the new generation of the Italian National Team, that there is going to be a big clean-up”.

Senesi, born in San Lorenzo, He already wore the National Team shirt in the Sub 20 and Sub 23. In 2017, he even played the U-20 World Cup in South Korea in which the Argentine team led by Claudio Úbeda was eliminated in the first round after losing to England (0-3) and the local team (1-2), and winning 5 -0 to Guinea with goals from Marcelo Torres, Lautaro Martínez -2-, Matías Zaracho and Senesi himself, who started all three games.

“In the Sub 20 it was a very bad step that we all had in the World Cup. Later, at the Sub 23 level, both in the Pre-Olympic and in the Olympics I always tried to be there, but because of H or B the club would not let me. Unfortunately It is impossible to play them again and that is why they are beautiful to be”he remembered.

In addition to his physical strength, Senesi has a great aerial game that would allow Scaloni to strengthen that facet. Photo: NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP.

The defender will be the only Argentine footballer to play for a continental title in the European season. He is the captain of the Feyenoord of the Netherlands who will seek to keep the Conference League trophy (the third tournament behind the Champions League and the Europa League) on Wednesday, May 25, in the final against Rome at the Arena Kombëtare, in Tirana, Albania. .

“For me it is a privilege that two teams that have been doing things well are looking for me. Because Italy does not go to the World Cup is a shame for football because they are the last European champions and Argentina is doing things well, it is going well, and he is the last champion of the Americas. When I received the calls I sat down with my family and listened to them, but the reality is that, since I was a child, I have always dreamed of playing with the Argentine National Team, I have been going to bed for a year thinking of having my chance. And then, every time I thought what to do, the first thing that came to my mind was Argentina, so I didn’t have so many doubts. At all times it was more the feeling of wanting to play for my country.”hill.

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