Messi spearheads Argentina’s Copa America defence
Author: AFP

Lionel Messi will spearhead Argentina’s Copa America title defence in the United States later this month. Manager Lionel Scaloni said on Saturday he was relying on a squad brimming with the experience of the likes of Miami-based Messi and Benfica’s Angel Di Maria with the freshness of youth. World Cup champions Argentina begin their Copa defence against Canada on June 20 in Atlanta. They then face Chile on June 25 and Peru five days later. Joining the thirty-something veterans in Scaloni’s 26-player squad are Manchester United teenager Alejandro Garnacho and Valentin Carboni of Italian side Monza. Scaloni has elected not to call up either Argentina’s World Cup champions Paulo Dybala, the 30-year-old captain of Serie A’s Roma, Atletico Madrid defender Angel Correa, 29, or Marseille defender Lucas Balerdi.
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