Overview
- Argentina will play a single match on Friday, November 14 in Luanda after a short pre-trip camp in Spain.
- Local reporting indicates Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez may be left out to give other goalkeepers minutes, with Walter Benítez, Gerónimo Rulli and Facundo Cambeses mentioned as options.
- Coach Lionel Scaloni plans continued rotation to test alternatives, with Leandro Paredes, Marcos Acuña and Lautaro Rivero expected to join after the Boca–River Superclásico, according to journalists.
- A planned second stop in Kerala, India was canceled for undisclosed reasons.
- Argentine media report Angola accepted high commercial terms, including an estimated $12 million payment and a request that Lionel Messi be called and play some minutes, which has not been confirmed by AFA.