With Mastantuono and Lomónaco, the AFA announced Scaloni's squad list for the national team through an emotional video with residents of Bahía Blanca.

The Argentine national team is preparing for the double round of qualifying, and Lionel Sclaoni released a squad list filled with surprises. But the AFA also relied on sensitivity and emotion to announce the roster. A moving video was published late Friday on the national team's social media, featuring residents of Bahía Blanca , the town in the province of Buenos Aires that suffered severe storms and flooding between March 7 and 9, leaving a devastating toll: 17 dead, devastation, and thousands evacuated.

The video was filmed in Bahía Blanca and shows firefighters, teachers, employees, boys and girls giving one by one the names of the players who will be in the double date of the Qualifiers against Chile in Santiago (5/6) and against Colombia in Buenos Aires (10/6).

Among the big surprises on the roster are Mariano Troilo, a defender for Belgrano de Córdoba; Kevin Lomónaco, who has been performing well at Independiente; and Franco Mastantuono, the 17-year-old gem who exploded at River Plate.

🏆 #Qualifiers These are our squads 🇦🇷 for the June double date. From #BahíaBlanca , with all our heart ❤ pic.twitter.com/0ejiTs5TJp

— 🇦🇷 Argentina National Team ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) May 31, 2025

The list also includes the return of Lionel Messi , who missed the matches against Uruguay and Brazil due to injury. The notable absentee will be Alexis Mac Allister, who finished the season with Liverpool with physical discomfort.

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Dibu Martínez (Aston Villa), Walter Benítez (PSV Eindhoven), Gerónimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille)

Defenders : Mariano Troilo (Belgrano de Córdoba), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille), Valentín Barco (Racing de Strasbourg), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Kevin Lomónaco (Independiente), Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), Facundo Medina (Lens).

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Roma), Enzo Barrenechea (Frosinone, on loan from Juventus), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Thiago Almada (Olympique Lyon), Nicolás Paz (Como, on loan from Real Madrid), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid), Giovani Lo Celso (Betis).

Forwards: Giuliano Simeone (Atlético Madrid), Ángel Correa (Atlético Madrid), Julián Álvarez (Atlético Madrid), Nicolás González (Juventus), Franco Mastantuono (River Plate), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).