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Scaloni Calls Up Kevin Mac Allister to Argentina Squad

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni has called up right-back Kevin Mac Allister to the national team for a friendly against Angola. This is the player's first call-up to the senior squad.


Scaloni Calls Up Kevin Mac Allister to Argentina Squad

Having consolidated himself again at Argentinos, Kevin Mac Allister made the move to Europe in mid-2023. Mac Allister's call-up adds to other new names on the list, such as Joaquín Panichelli, Máximo Perrone, Gianluca Prestianni, and José Manuel López. Scaloni also decided not to call up players from the Argentine league, such as Paredes (Boca), Montiel, Acuña, and Rivero (River), to allow them to play in the final matchday of the Torneo Clausura. The team will visit Angola in Luanda next Friday, November 14th, at 1:00 PM (Argentine time). 'I want him to be worth 4 million': With Messi as the star, the Argentina national team is already looking forward to the World Cup. The unexpected call-up is Kevin Mac Allister, a right-back who plays for Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium. It is the first time Kevin Mac Allister has been called up to the senior Argentina national team, where he will have the opportunity to be in the same squad as his brother, Alexis Mac Allister. The defender, who came through the ranks at Argentinos Juniors, had a brief spell at Boca in 2019, where he stayed for a year, although he 'barely managed a handful of minutes' before returning to the club where he was born. Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni surprised on Sunday with a last-minute call-up for the only friendly match during the upcoming FIFA window. Emiliano Martínez will also not be called up, at the request of Aston Villa.