Palmeiras striker Jose Manuel Lopez also received his first Argentina callup on Monday for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Ecuador. Lopez caught the eye of coach Lionel Scaloni for his goal-scoring output at Palmeiras, where he joined in 2022 from Lanús. The center forward has 15 goals in 42 matches this year.

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At 38 captain Lionel Messi remains the star name but Scaloni also introduced new blood. Rising talents Franco Mastantuono who recently joined Real Madrid and Claudio Echeverri of Man City have both been included.

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