- Napoli attacker Simeone selected for Argentina’s team.
- The team is led by stalwart striker Lionel Messi.
- Argentina will play in these games for the first time.
The Argentine Football Association announced on Thursday that Napoli attacker Giovanni Simeone has been selected for Argentina’s team for friendlies against Panama and Curacao.
The 27-year-old, who has received five Albiceleste caps, was not included in manager Lionel Scaloni’s initial 35-man squad for the games in Argentina later this month.
The team is led by stalwart striker Lionel Messi and also features Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez, forward Julian Alvarez of Manchester City, and midfielder Rodrigo De Paul of Atletico Madrid.
The Albiceleste will encounter Panama on March 23 in Buenos Aires and Curacao five days later in Santiago del Estero, according to a statement from the organisation.
Argentina will play in these games for the first time since defeating France in the World Cup final in Qatar last year.
Argentina squad: Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River), Geronimo Rulli (Ajax) and Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa).
Defenders: Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Nehuen Perez (Udinese), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla) and Lautaro Blanco (Elche).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Maximiliano Perrone (Manchester City), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico de Madrid), Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton & Hove Albion), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove Albion), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Angel Correa (Atletico de Madrid), Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) and Valentin Carboni (Inter).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (PSG), Paulo Dybala (Roma), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla) and Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
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