Africa-Press – Angola. Messi’s Argentine National Team landed at the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda at 9 pm on Thursday, to face Angola at 5 pm on Friday in a friendly match to be played at the 11 de Novembro stadium.
The delegation, coming from Spain, where it prepared for the FIFA date match, is composed of 88 people, including 21 players, coaching staff, officials and journalists.
Forward Lionel Messi, eight times elected best player in the world by FIFA “FIFA The Best”, stands out among those chosen by coach Lionel Scaloni.
The game is also part of the celebrations of Angola’s National Independence Jubilee, marked on Tuesday (11).
Here are the players called up for Friday’s match:
Goalkeepers: Gerónimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille de France) and Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace of England)
Defenders: Juan Foyth (Villarreal of Spain), Cristian Romero (Tottenham of England), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica of Portugal), Marcos Senesi (AFC Bournemouth of England), Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon of France) and Valentín Barco (Racing Club of Strasbourg of France)
Midfielders: Enzo Fernández (Chelsea of England), Thiago Almada (Atlético de Madrid), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis of Spain), Nicolás Paz (Como 1907 of Italy), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool of England), Máximo Perrone (Como 1907 of Italy) and Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami of the USA)
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami of the USA), Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica of Portugal), Nicolás González (Atlético de Madrid of Spain), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan Italy), José Manuel López (Palmeiras do Brasil), Joaquín Panichelli (Racing Club Strasbourg France).
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