He was not called up to the National Team, what Lionel Scaloni says about Garnacho

Alejandro Garnacho was not called to the new qualifying date for the 2026 World Cup with the Argentine National Team. The young Manchester United talent has been present in the most recent calls, but this time, Lionel Scaloni preferred to call other elements. Given this situation, the coach of the team that won the 2022 World Cup explains the reasons for Garnacho's absence.

The Argentine national team coach did not confirm the team for the classic against Marcelo Bielsa's team in La Bombonera. In addition, he referred to the absence of Alejandro Garnacho, about Papu Gómez's doping sanction and made it clear that Messi will play as much as he deems necessary. The Argentine team can begin to ensure its presence in the next 2026 World Cup if everything goes well.

Regarding Garnacho's absence, Lionel Scaloni was clear and confirmed the main reasons why the Argentine footballer from Manchester United is not present in the English team's squad. “For football reasons. We are human beings, we don't like to constantly leave players out. It would have been easy to bring him. In the last calls he did not have minutes, he is still on the radar.”

Scaloni's words about Papu Gomez

“I have a great relationship with Papu. I talked to him and he's screwed with what's going on. He was my teammate at Atalanta and later his coach. Let's hope he can resolve it, he is going to appeal and try to reduce his sanction. He has our full support. We are grateful because he has given us a lot," said Scaloni about the situation of the player who is in Monza today and whose case happened before the World Cup, when he was still playing in Seville.