Seven Serie A players included in latest Argentina squad including Roma trio
Seven Serie A players have been included in Lionel Scaloni's latest Argentina national team squad, including a hat-trick of Roma representatives, but not Giallorossi starman Paulo Dybala.Argentina will be in action in a series of friendlies against Bolivia (September 30), Burkina Faso (October 3) and Benin (October 6) and will be calling upon the services of seven Serie A players over the next few weeks.AdvertisementInter captain and talisman Lautaro Martinez is one of the least-surprising inclusions: He has scored two goals from three appearances in Serie A at the start of the 2026-27 season, is the reigning Capocannoniere and he and his Nerazzurri teammates currently find themselves joint-top of the league table with a 100% win record.EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JULY 19: Lautaro Martinez #22 of Argentina arrives at the stadium before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)Roma also have a 100% win record after four matches of the Serie A season. Three Giallorossi stars have made the cut as well: Summer signing Leonardo Balerdi at centre-back, fellow new-boy Santiago Castro at centre-forward and attacker Matias Soule. It is a first call-up for both Soule and Castro.AdvertisementDespite his fantastic Serie A form, Dybala has not been included and has not featured for the Argentina national team since 2024. Nahuel Molina has not been called up either, despite his 65 caps.FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 14: Lautaro Martínez of Argentina celebrates after scoring his team's sixth goal with teammates Lionel Messi and Nico Paz during the International Friendly match between Puerto Rico and Argentina at Chase Stadium on October 14, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)Como's Nico Paz is fast-becoming a regular in the Argentina squad. The recently-turned 22-year-old already has 11 caps to his name and there have even been suggestions that he could don Lionel Messi's iconic no.10 jersey once the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner bids his final farewell to international football.Advertisement19-year-old Fiorentina star Franco Mastantuono, on loan from Real Madrid, has also been rewarded with a call-up after his hat-trick in La Viola's entertaining 4-2 victory away against Venezia on Friday evening.VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 11: Franco Mastantuono of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A match between Venezia FC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo on September 11, 2026 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)Lastly Nico Gonzalez, back in the fold with Juventus after his 2025-26 loan spell with Atletico Madrid, has also been included. He scored his first Serie A goal of the season in a 2-0 win against Parma on what was his first outing of the campaign.AdvertisementSeven Serie A players included in latest Argentina squadGoalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Chelsea), Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Geronimo Rulli (Manchester City).Defenders: Agustin Giay (Palmeiras), Leonardo Balerdi (Roma), Cristian Romero (Atletico Madrid), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Facundo Medina (Bayer Leverkusen), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Roman Vega (Zenit St Petersburg).Midfielders: Enzo Fernandez (Man City), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Valentin Barco (Chelsea), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Exequiel Palacios (Ipswich Town), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami).AdvertisementAttackers: Nico Paz (Como), Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina), Matias Soule (Roma), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Nico Gonzalez (Juventus), Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Santiago Castro (Roma), Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami).https://twitter.com/Argentina/status/2099954155125121195
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