Overview
- AFA president Claudio Tapia said the decision was agreed with coach Lionel Scaloni, who will file the list for the final match of the year shortly.
- Argentina will face Angola in Luanda on Friday, November 14, as part of the November FIFA window.
- Goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez will not be called to allow him to rest and to give minutes to other options in goal.
- Locally based players who had been considered, including Leandro Paredes, Marcos Acuña, Lautaro Rivero, Gonzalo Montiel and Facundo Cambeses, will remain with their clubs.
- The policy follows Scaloni’s earlier stance prioritizing the domestic calendar during a week featuring the Boca–River Superclásico at La Bombonera and the Torneo Clausura’s final round.