Overview
- Coach Lionel Scaloni released a 55-man preliminary list Monday as the first step toward picking Argentina’s World Cup roster.
- Lionel Messi is on the list, while Paulo Dybala is not after repeated injury issues this season.
- Six call-ups play in Italy’s Serie A: Mateo Pellegrino, Lautaro Martínez, Máximo Perrone, Nico Paz, Santiago Castro and Matías Soulé.
- Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni is included despite an ongoing international ban that could sideline him for Argentina’s first two matches if he is picked.
- Argentine outlets say Nico Paz is close to the final 26 as Scaloni trims the list in the coming weeks.