Overview
- Argentina faces Angola in Luanda on Friday, Nov. 14 at 13:00 local time at Estadio 11 de Novembro.
- Giuliano Simeone, Julián Álvarez and Nahuel Molina were left out for lacking the yellow fever vaccine required for entry, and Enzo Fernández is out with a right-knee bone edema.
- Lionel Scaloni added new faces, including Emiliano Buendía and first-time call-up Kevin Mac Allister.
- The coach scrapped the planned post-match training block in Spain and released the squad early to return to their clubs.
- Angola is promoting the friendly as part of its 50th independence anniversary, with a remodeled 45,000-plus venue and local reports of about $12 million paid to secure Argentina’s visit.