The Argentina national team seems to be very serious about their Asian tour in June, where one of the agendas will be against the Indonesian national team at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium on June 19 2023.
The Argentine Football Association on Saturday (28/5/2023) announced the list of players brought to the Asian tour by coach Lionel Scaloni. From this list, it can be seen that the 2022 World Cup champion brought almost all of his star players.
The following is a list of Argentina national team players who are going to Asia:
Goalkeeper
Emiliano Martinez (West Ham United)
Walter Benitez (PSV)
Geronimo Rulli (Ajax)
Bek
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Gonzalo Montiel (Seville)
Christian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille)
Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
Facundo Medina (Lens)
Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon)
Marcos Acuna (Seville)
Midfielder
Leandro Paredes (Juventus)
Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea)
Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis)
Rodrigo DePaul (Atletico Madrid)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton)
Thiago Almada (Atlanta United)
Young Lo Celso (Villareal)
Striker
Lucas Ocampos (Seville)
Angel Di Maria (Juventus)
Lionel Messi (PSG)
Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)
Giovanni Simeone (Naples)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Nicolas Gonzales (Fiorentina)
From the list above, it can be seen that the Argentina national team will consist of a large number of players who have worked for giant European clubs such as Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Juventus, Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen, Ajax and Napoli.
However, there is one star player that Scaloni did not bring. He is Lautaro Martinez, a striker from Inter Milan who proved sharp in the World Cup.
On the other hand, the Indonesian national team on Saturday also announced the list of players who will fight Messi et al. Coach Shin Tae Yong will bring 28 players to strengthen the Garuda Team in the Sabah match.