Potential Changes to Copa América Squad: Argentina Looks to Expand Roster to 26 Players

On May 17, it could be decided whether the national teams must bring 23 players or the quotas will be the same as in the last World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni with Pablo Aimar, one of his assistants, in a training session for the Argentine National Team (Rodrigo Valle/Getty Images).

The Argentine National Team is preparing for the 2024 Copa América in the United States, which will take place between June 20 and July 14, but on May 17, the coaching staff headed by Lionel Scaloni could receive good news since the President of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) will put on the table the proposal to extend the list of those summoned to the tournament to 26, as happened in the last World Cup.

As TyC Sports learned, the CONMEBOL federations, including the Argentine Football Association, intend that the call could be up to 26 players, but the CONCACAF teams, which will be part of the organization of the contest that will be played in the local Mexico , Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica, prefer that the number not be modified.

Beyond the fact that there will not be a definition of a change until that summit, the background indicates that it is possible that it will happen because a week ago UEFA confirmed the change so that in the Euro Cup each team can carry 26 players.

The footballers who could join the Argentine National Team list

If this idea is finally advanced, the Albiceleste coaching staff could add at least one footballer for each line, with the exception of a goalkeeper. Therefore, this would open the door to several footballers who, a priori, could miss the competition.

In defense there would be seven players already confirmed, those who played in the World Cup, so Marcos Acuña is not guaranteed to have his presence since he is fighting with Alejandro Garnacho. If places open up, both could enter. Meanwhile, the third place would be for Guido Rodríguez, who runs from behind due to the presence of Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández, Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes and Giovani Lo Celso, who had not gone to the World Cup due to an injury.

Although there are no certainties about the list, it would not vary much from those that have been part of the process. However, there are several youth players who will be in the Olympic Games and do not seem to be an option for Lionel Scaloni, such as Thiago Almada, Valentín Barco, Facundo Buonanotte and Ezequiel Fernández, who will be in Paris, unless their teams, which are not obliged, They don’t want to give them up.

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2024-05-12 13:25:16
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