Lionel Messi continues to lead the charge for the world champions and will be joined by veteran winger Angel Di MariaArgentina coach Lionel Scaloni named his final 26-man squad for the Copa America on Saturday, with Angel Correa, Valentin Barco and Leonardo Balerdi failing to make the cut for the defending champions after they were named in the provisional team. The deadline to submit the final squad to CONMEBOL was Saturday and Argentina announced the list a day after they beat Guatemala 4-1 in a friendly. Lionel Messi continues to lead the charge for the world champions and will be joined by veteran winger Angel Di Maria, who is retiring from international duty after the tournament which kicks off on June 20 in the United States. Paulo Dybala did not even make the provisional squad despite scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists for AS Roma. Argentina are in Group A and play Canada in the tournament opener in Atlanta before facing Chile in New Jersey and Peru in Miami.

Source: bd News24 June 15, 2024 15:14 UTC