Alejandro Papu Gomez again was not called up by the manager of Argentina national team, Lionel Scaloni, for the tour that the world champion national team will carry out in Asia on the FIFA date in June. The Sevilla player was the only member of the Qatar-based squad to have lost friendlies against Panama and Curaçao in March.

Argentina, commanded by her captain Lionel Messi, will play against Australia in Beijing on June 15 at the Workers’ Stadium. And on the 19th it will clash with Indonesia, in Jakarta.

Those who have returned to the call in the sector of the field where Gómez could participate are Lucas Ocampos (Papu’s teammate in Seville) e Gio Lo Celsowho had missed the World Cup roster at the last minute due to injury.

The other absence is that of FrancoArmani. The River goalkeeper has participated in the last two World Cups and is usually Emiliano Martínez’s first relay. But Scaloni hasn’t summoned any player to the local tournament, who will enter the definition phase on that date.

Not even Lisandro Martínez, who is recovering from a serious injury, and Lautaro Martínez, physically “touched” will play the Champions League final against Inter on 10 June in Istanbul. The one who will also be in the European definition is Julián Álvarez, from Manchester City, but with far fewer minutes throughout the season than El Toro, so he would have no problem being in Beijing five days later.

Meanwhile, the other surprises on the list are the arrival of PSV goalkeeper Walter Benítez, former Boca defender Leonardo Balerdi from Olympique de Marseille and the addition of Alejandro Garnacho, from Manchester United. The striker could not be at the Under 20 World Cup because his club didn’t give him up, but he will have the pleasure of making his debut in the Major.