Overview
- Argentina will face Venezuela on Oct. 10 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium and Puerto Rico on Oct. 13 at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
- First senior call-ups go to goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, defender Lautaro Rivero and midfielder Aníbal Moreno.
- Five domestically based players make the list: Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña and Lautaro Rivero of River Plate, Facundo Cambeses of Racing and Leandro Paredes of Boca Juniors.
- Marcos Senesi and Enzo Fernández return to the squad as Lionel Messi headlines a group built around the World Cup core.
- Exequiel Palacios, Lisandro Martínez, Facundo Medina and Nehuén Pérez miss out through injuries, and Emiliano Martínez’s participation is uncertain due to a psoas issue.