Alarm in the Argentine team: one of Lionel Scaloni’s symbols was injured and is a doubt for the tour of Asia

The alarms went off in the Argentine national team a few days to develop the travels around Asia in FIFA date. Gonzalo Montieldefending world champion Sevillaasked for the change in the first half and worries the coaching staff ahead of the two friendlies against Australia and Indonesiaon June 15 and 19 in Beijing (China) and Jakarta (Indonesia), respectively.

The defender was a starter in Sevilla’s defeat against Real Sociedad for the last date of La Liga in Spain. However, after seven minutes of play, the defender who, like the last World Cup, had kicked the consecration penalty against Roma for the Europa League, he felt a strong muscular pain and automatically asked for the change. It was in an action where he tried a wall with his compatriot Lamela and when going in search of the return, he felt the puncture that prevented him from continuing. In his place, Jesús Navas entered.

With clear gestures of pain and holding his left thigh, Montiel was not even taken to the bench and went directly to the locker room. While waiting for the results of the rigorous studies, Lionel Scaloni adds a big headache in the face of duels in Asia. It is that Montiel is part of the list that the coach gave days ago for the two preparation games for the start of the official activity that will be in September, against Ecuador at home and with Bolivia in La Paz for the South American Qualifiers. And due to the proximity of these meetings their presence is really at risk.

Then, there will be two more double dates before the end of the year corresponding to the playoffs heading to United States, Canada and Mexico World Cup 2026. . In October, against Paraguay in local condition and Peru in Lima, and then in front of Uruguay back in the country and Brazil as a visitor.

Sevilla lost 2-1 due to goals from Brais Méndez and Mohamed Ali-Cho for Real Sociedad, while Erik Lamela discounted for the red-and-white team that finished 12th in the Spanish league, which does not offer qualifying positions for international competitions but that thanks to the Europa League title, José Luis Mendilibar’s team will play the next Champions League.

SCALONI’S CALLED LIST

ARCHERS: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal) and Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoven).

DEFENDERS: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Germán Pezzella (Betis), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Facundo Medina (Lens), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique de Lyon) and Marcos Acuña (Seville).

MIDFIELDERS: Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Guido Rodríguez (Betis), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) and Lucas Ocampos (Seville).

FRONTS: Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Lionel Messi (PSG), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), Alexander Garnacho (Manchester City) and Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina).

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