Argentina will try to achieve three successes in as many important tournaments when it travels to the Copa América in the United States.
The world champions began a glorious era by beating Brazil at home in the final of the 2021 tournament, setting the stage for their thrilling march to World Cup glory in Qatar, where they beat France on penalties in the final .
Inspirational captain Lionel Messi will return to try to add another medal to his collection, and coach Lionel Scaloni will once again be tasked with combining youth and experience into a winning formula.
On May 20, Scaloni named a 29-man squad for Argentina’s upcoming friendlies against Ecuador and Guatemala, which also serves as a provisional match for the Copa América. Messi, of course, was included in the list, but there were one or two more surprising decisions.
How many players are there in the Copa América 2024 squads?
Teams have the opportunity to name provisional squads of up to 55 players for pre-tournament training camps and friendly matches. These groups must have a minimum of 35 players and contain at least four goalkeepers.
The final squads, which must be confirmed before June 12, will be made up of a maximum of 26 players. At least three of these players must be goalkeepers, and all must be selected from the provisional squad, except in exceptional circumstances.
Argentina Copa América 2024 squad: provisional squad
Here is the full squad named for Argentina’s upcoming friendlies. This figure must be reduced to 26 players for the Copa América.
Manchester United defense Lisandro Martínez has made the cut despite a season ruined by injuries, although there is no room for Paulo Dybala. This could mean that the Roma striker is destined for a place as one of the Argentine players of legal age for the Paris Olympics.
Ages, capitalization is correct as of May 20, 2024.
| Position | Player | Club | Age | Tapas |
| G.K. | franco armani | River Plate (ARG) | 37 | 19 |
| G.K. | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | 31 | 37 |
| G.K. | Geronimo Rulli | Ajax (NED) | 32 | 4 |
| DEF | Marcos Acuña | Seville (ESP) | 32 | 56 |
| DEF | Leonardo Balerdi | Marseille (FRA) | 25 | 2 |
| DEF | Valentine Boat | Brighton | 19 | 1 |
| DEF | Lisandro Martínez | Manchester United (ENG) | 26 | sixteen |
| DEF | Nahuel Molina | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) | 25 | 35 |
| DEF | Gonzalo Montiel | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 24 |
| DEF | Nicolas Otamendi | Benfica (POR) | 36 | 111 |
| DEF | German Pezzella | Real Betis (SPA) | 32 | 40 |
| DEF | Lucas Martínez Cuarta | Fiorentina (ITA) | 28 | 12 |
| DEF | Christian Romero | Tottenham (ENG) | 26 | 30 |
| DEF | Nicolas Tagliafico | Lyon (FRA) | 31 | 57 |
| HALF | Giovani Lo Celso | Tottenham (ENG) | 28 | fifty |
| HALF | Enzo Fernandez | Chelsea (ESP) | 23 | 19 |
| HALF | Alexis Mac Allister | Liverpool (ESP) | 25 | 25 |
| HALF | Exequiel Palacios | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 28 |
| HALF | Leandro Paredes | Rome (ITA) | 29 | 60 |
| HALF | Rodrigo De Pablo | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) | 29 | 62 |
| HALF | Guido Rodriguez | Real Betis (SPA) | 30 | 29 |
| FWD | Julian Alvarez | Manchester City | 24 | 29 |
| FWD | Valentin Carboni | Monza (ITA) | 19 | 1 |
| FWD | Angel Correa | Atlético de Madrid (ITA) | 29 | 24 |
| FWD | Alejandro Garnacho | Manchester United (ENG) | 19 | 5 |
| FWD | Nicolas Gonzalez | Fiorentina (ITA) | 26 | 32 |
| FWD | Angel Di Maria | Benfica (POR) | 36 | 138 |
| FWD | Lautaro Martínez | Inter Milan (ITA) | 26 | 56 |
| FWD | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami (United States) | 36 | 180 |
Can Argentina replace players in the Copa América squad?
Once the final squad has been made official, changes can only be made due to injury or illness until the opening match of the tournament.
CONMEBOL tournament regulations establishes: “In case of serious injury or detection of pathological clinical elements of any player, after the presentation of the squad list, and which prevents the player from playing in the tournament, the replacement of said player by another player included in the squad provisional The list will be allowed up to 24 hours before the team’s first match in the competition, with prior approval from the CONMEBOL Medical Commission.”
Argentina Copa América 2024 schedule, matches
Argentina will play two preparation matches for the Copa América in early June against Ecuador (June 9) and Guatemala (June 3 and 14).
Their tournament then begins against Canada at Mercedes Benz Stadium on June 20 (the opening match of Group A and the competition as a whole) before facing Chile at MetLife Stadium and Peru at Hard Rock Stadium.
Copa América Argentina 2024 match schedule
| Date | Match Type | Adversary | Event | Time (ET) |
| June 9 | Heating | Ecuador | Soldier Field, Illinois, USA | 6 p.m. |
| June 14th | Heating | Guatemala | FedEx Field, Maryland, United States | Determined |
| June 20th | MD group stage 1 | Argentina vs Canada | Mercedes Benz Stadium, Georgia | 8 p.m. |
| June 25th | MD Group Stage 2 | Chile vs Argentina | MetLife Stadium, New Jersey | 9 p.m. |
| June 29 | MD Group Stage 3 | Argentina vs. Peru | Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, USA | 8 p.m. |
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