Javier Mascherano, who will be the coach of the Argentine National Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where football will take place between July 24 and August 10, so he is beginning to define the list of those called up, which will have to count only with three over 23 years old.
Although it is assumed that the base of the squad will be the same as that which was part of the process in recent years, there are some players that the coaching staff evaluates so that they can join, especially in case those who have been playing begin to add fewer minutes. , as is the case of Nicolás Valentini, who is not taken into account in Boca for not having renewed his contract and that works against him since the idea is for everyone to arrive with continuity.
Among the candidates is Santiago Hezze, the midfielder who trained at Huracán and currently works for Olympiacos in Greece. He had only played one game in the under-23 team, in 2021 when Fernando Batista was the coach, but now he is being evaluated. that there are some flyers with physical problems.
One of those affected is Federico Redondo, who is a teammate of Lionel Messi at Inter Miami and has suffered a ligament injury since the end of March, so he could only return in June. However, everything indicates that he will arrive in condition for the competition.
It should be noted that Hezze, who was one of the figures of the Greek team that reached the semifinals of the Conference League and will face Dibu Martínez’s Aston Villa, was sought by the Polish team to become nationalized, but he refused. because she wants to wear the light blue and white.
In addition to the midfielder who emerged from the Globe, there are two other players who could be on the list, especially because Mascherano could have to look for options since clubs are not obliged to give up their players for the Games.
Kevin Zenón, a great presence in Boca, is only 22 years old and was already part of the U-23 team during his time at Unión de Santa Fe, but he finally missed the Pre-Olympic in one of the last cuts to the list while he finished finalizing his pass to Xeneize.
The other player from the Ribera team who does not lose hope is Luca Langoni, who after a 2023 in which muscle injuries prevented him from competing alongside his teammates and was far from showing the scoring ability that made him stand out in 2022 , is adding a lot of minutes with Diego Martínez as coach and could be an alternative if Mascherano prefers to add an option similar to Pablo Solari, despite the fact that in the tournament he also used two center forwards together: Luciano Gondou and Santiago Castro.
2024-05-05 02:35:44
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