After qualifying for the 2027 World Cup, the Argentine National Team will face a double FIFA date with two friendlies against Brazil, on October 10 and 13.
Germán Portanova confirmed the list of 22 footballers who will travel to Brazil. The call includes players from Argentine and foreign clubs, as well as three players who have just played in the last Under 20 World Cup: Camila Ochoa, Alma Velasco Heim and Annika Paz, who was the Argentine top scorer in the youth tournament with five goals.
Germán Portanova called up 22 players for the double date against Brazil (Photo: ph.juanecannataro)
The 22 squads of the Argentine National Team for the friendlies against Brazil
Goalkeepers: Ariana Álvarez (UD Tenerife) and Lara Esponda (River Plate).
Defenders: Aldana Cometti (Bay FC), Adriana Sachs (Racing Club), Eliana Stabile (Talleres), Alma Velasco Heim (Levante UD), Abril Reche (Racing Club) and Camila Ochoa (Independiente).
Midfielders: Daiana Falfán (DUX Logroño), Justina Morcillo (DUX Logroño), Catalina Ongaro (DUX Logroño), Margarita Giménez (DUX Logroño), Sofía Domínguez (Deportivo La Coruña), Maricel Pereyra (São Paulo), Dalila Ippolito (Grasshopper), Agustina Vargas (Talleres) and Celeste Dos Santos (Boca Juniors).
Forwards: Florencia Bon Segundo (Sporting Lisboa), Paulina Gramaglia (UD Tenerife), Annika Paz (Sassuolo), Agostina Holzheier (Bay FC) and Martina Del Trecco (Bragantino).
Day and time of Argentina's friendlies against Brazil
The first match will be on Saturday, October 10, from 4:30 pm, at the Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre.
Three days later, the Albiceleste will face Canarinha again: it will be on Tuesday, October 13, from 8:30 pm, at the Arena Pernambuco, in the metropolitan region of Recife.
The series against Brazil will be one of the Albiceleste's first tests on the road to Brazil 2027. In that sense, in November a friendly against Germany will be played within the framework of the inauguration of the Tricampeones del Mundo stadium, in La Plata.