Argentina U17: Young Promises Tournament Squad Announced | Olé

After having fallen in the round of 32 of the World of the category, Diego Placente and his leaders already think about him South American Sub 17which will be held in April of this year. However, prior to what will be the qualifying process for the youth World Cup that It will also be played in Qatar during 2026the Placente boys will compete in the International Young Promises Tournament.

The contest will be held in the province of Córdoba of the February 9 to 14 and this Wednesday the Albiceleste announced those called up for the championship with an outstanding feature: All the kids who were called are active in local clubs.

Among the 23 summoned, Boca (Julio Coria, Lionel Leguizamón, Mateo Sánchez and Emiliano Barrionuevo) and Velez (Valentino Coria, Benjamín Vallejos, Facundo Salinas and Juan Policella) are the clubs that stand out the most: Both teams loaned four players to the national team. For its part, Argentines (Valentín Reigia, Ramiro Passalacqua and Alan Alcaraz) and Banfield (Facundo Ortellado, Mateo Mendizaba and Sebastián Galeano) were the second most present with three players each.

On the other hand, more relegated appear Hurricane (Thiago Parga and Thiago Pérez) and River. The Millionaire contributed to Escobar Rooster y Tobias Goytiathe top scorer in the Seventh Division during 2025 and who already signed his first professional contract at only 15 years old.

In total, 10 teams will be part of the cup and will be divided into two zones of five. The participants will be the Argentine National Team, Talleres, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Athletico Paranaense (Brazil), Paraguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Uruguay.

All teams will play five games: four matches in the group stage (including an interzonal crossing) and a final match that will define the final position in the competition.

The finals will pit the teams against each other according to their placement in each group, with duels that will define from the champion to ninth place. In turn, in the event of a tie in the finals, the definition will be by penalties.

• 8.15 Argentina – Chile, in the Shop

• 17.15 Argentina – Venezuela, at the Amadeo Nuccetelli Sports High Performance Center

• 19.10 Argentina – Paraguay, at the Amadeo Nuccetelli Sports High Performance Center

• 17.15 Argentina – Peru, at the Amadeo Nuccetelli Sports High Performance Center