Overview
- The Argentina squad assembled at the AFA complex in Ezeiza and started closed training on Tuesday as they prepare to face Uruguay and Costa Rica in November.
- Fixtures are confirmed: Argentina play Uruguay at La Bombonera on Friday 13 November at 20:00 and then face Costa Rica at the Mario Alberto Kempes on Tuesday 17 November with the time to be confirmed.
- Scaloni named a 28‑player roster that mixes established internationals, returning players and youth, including the first senior call for Aaron Anselmino and the returns of Gonzalo Montiel and Mariano Troilo.
- Availability issues shape selections: Emiliano Martínez is included while recovering from a fractured jaw, Cristiano Romero, Lautaro Martínez and Nicolás González are out injured, Nahuel Molina and Leandro Paredes are suspended, and Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso were not selected.
- AFA published a tight media timetable for trainings and a Scaloni press conference, and the two friendlies are being framed as a trial window to evaluate options for Argentina’s next cycle after Lionel Messi’s retirement.