Four Argentina players have been absent from the squad for the March matches due to fitness issues.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced the list of players for the games against El Salvador and Costa Rica in March. Four players were not included in that list of names.
Gonzalo Montiel, who scored the penalty kick that helped Argentina win the World Cup, is not included. Lisandro Martinez is also absent from the squad due to a knee injury.
Marcos Acuña is also absent due to a hip injury. Guido Rodriguez has been out since December with an ankle injury and is not part of the team.
The players selected for these two games are as follows:
The players called up by coach Scaloni are as follows:
Goalkeeper:
Franco Armani (River Plate)
Walter Benitez (PSV)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Defender:
Germán Pezzella (Real Betis)
Nehuen Perez (Udinese)
Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon)
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Valentin Barco (Brighton)
Midfielder:
Ezequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid)
Leandro Paredes (AS Roma)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Enzo Fernandes (Chelsea)
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur)
forward:
Nicolas González (Fiorentina)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton)
Valentin Carboni (Monza)
Angel Di Maria (Benfica)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Julián Alvarez (Manchester City)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
Paulo Dybala (AS Roma)