Scaloni’s first victim? Senesi gets injured in England and raises the alarm in the Argentine national team

The Argentine defender Marco Senesione of those called up by the coach of the Argentine national team Lionel Scaloni for the next friendlies in March, he was injured this Sunday during his team’s match Bournemouth he beat Burnley (2-0) for matchday 27 of the Premier League. Due to the central scorer’s gestures and limp, a muscle injury is presumed, which would make his presence on the United States tour impossible.

The former San Lorenzo player gave up his place on the pitch to Welshman Chris Mepham after just ten minutes of play, after suffering discomfort in his left leg after a high-speed collision. It is speculated that Senesi suffered a torn hamstring.

Regardless of their start, the visitors, with goals from Justin Kluivert (13) and Antoine Semenyo (88), achieved Turf Moor’s first victory in the Premier League since December 26, 2023 against Fulham (3-0).

Bournemouth moves into 13th position with 11 points more than Luton (18th), the first team in the red zone of the table.

The British club’s diagnosis has not yet been published, awaiting the results of the studies that will be carried out in the next few hours. But, in principle, his presence is in doubt for the matches that Argentina will face against El Salvador and Costa Rica, both in the United States, scheduled for Friday the 22nd at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia, and four days later at Colosseum of the Angels stadium.

Senesi, 26 years old, recorded 28 minutes played with the senior national team in a friendly match Estonia (5-0), played on 5 June 2022 in Osasuna, Spain, a few days after the consecration in the Grand Final against Italy, at Wembley.

The others summoned

Obviously Lionel Messi is among the 26 players who will make up the squad. Meanwhile, among the new features is the first call-up Valentine’s Day boatbrand new player for Brighton in England, as well as Valentino Carboni (Monza).

Carboni had already been called up to the senior national team in March last year, for the matches against Panama and Curaçao which served to celebrate the World Cup victory in Qatar. At the time he was one of the youngsters mentioned by Scaloni, but who did not take the field in those two matches, taking the opportunity to work under the orbit of Javier Mascherano in view of the Under 20 World Cup.

Coach Facundo Buonanotte, also originally from Brighton, seems to already be a permanent presence in Scaloni’s squad. The player trained at Rosario Central is enjoying a truly exceptional season in his team (he has accumulated 25 matches and 4 goals) and this strengthens his chances of having a new opportunity in the national team after his debut in the friendly against Indonesia in June of 2019. last year.

Another of those who is earning a place in the manager’s consideration is Nehuén Pérez. The player who left Argentinos Juniors, who is now a pillar of the Italian Udinese defense, had already been called up several times, even if so far he had only played minutes in the friendly against Honduras in September 2022.

In the absences category, meanwhile, there are several world champions who will not be present in the first test of the year for Scaloneta. Five of them will be missing due to injuries: Gonzalo Montiel, Lisandro Martínez, Juan Foyth, Marcos Acuña and Guido Rodríguez.

Another of the absentees is goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli, who does not play for his club, Dutch Ajax. What is more striking is the failure to call up two men who are fully active: Ángel Correa, from Atlético de Madrid, and Thiago Almada, from Atlanta United, who was also fundamental in the Under 23 team that qualified for the Paris Olympic Games .

Also missing from the world champions will be Alejandro Gómez, who is serving a two-year ban after failing a doping test carried out at the end of a match when he was still playing for Spanish club Sevilla.