Inter Miami's new recruit Lionel Messi will be leading his country for their World Cup qualifying games against Ecuador and Bolivia. These games will be Messi's first after moving to the US. (More Football News)
The reigning champions have built a 32-man squad that includes some new faces as well as stalwarts such as Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi.
Coach Lionel Scaloni has also recruited some fresh faces in Alan Velasco from FC Dallas, Bruno Zapelli, and Lucas Esquivel both from Athletico Paranaense in Brazil, and Lucas Beltran, who recently made his move to Italy's Fiorentina.
AS Roma's Paulo Dybala and Ajax's goalie Geronimo Rulli, have been ruled out due to injuries.
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Argentina are scheduled to play their first qualifier against Ecuador in Buenos Aires on September 7. They will then travel to play against Bolivia five days later.
Goalkeepers: Juan Musso (Atalanta), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoven), Franco Armani (River Plate).
Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lucas Esquivel (Athletico Paranaense).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (AS Roma), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton & Hove Albion), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Exequiel Palacios (Bayern Leverkusen) and Bruno Zapelli (Athletico Paranaense).
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Forwards: Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) and Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
