Christian Meloni will guide a young argentinian team in its brazilian trip to take place in the next days. No players from Italy or Spain were selected, and the final list of players was a mix between the "A" selection and the "Under 20" team. Argentina will face Brazil in Fortaleza, on March 17th, while the second match against the south american canarinhos will take place in Juazeiro do Norte on March 19th. This is just one of the many tasks that the Larranaga selection (the head coach will not be part of the delegation in Brazil due to his presence in Chile as FIFA instructor for a futsal coaching course since March 12th to 26th) will attend in the current season: two friendly matches in Japan (May), the Pan American Games in July and the Grand Prix tournament in October, with some more challenges to be confirmed.

Here is the roster for the brazilian challenge: 15 players who were reduced to 14 (Bruzzone won't travel towards Fortaleza, while the Ferro Carril's Javier Del Puerto was selected to replace the injured Daguer).

Argentinian National team - Players list

Jonhatan Bruzzone (1988 - Boca Juniors) - gk
Martín Persec (1988 - River Plate)
Gaston Emiliano Bueno (1986 - Ferrocarril Oeste)
Pablo Taborda (1986 - 17 de agosto)
Pablo Belsito (1986 - Ferro Carril Oeste)
Mauro Taffarel (1985 - Alvear)
Matías Raúl Lucuix (1985 - River Plate)
Edgardo Martín Amas (1984 - Ferrocarril Oeste)
Rodrigo Insua (1984 - Platense)
Javier Del Puerto (1986 - Ferro Carril Oeste)
Santiago Elías (1983 - Pinocho) - gk
Juan Pablo Cabral (1981 - Boca Juniors)
José Luis Godoy (1978 - Boca Juniors)
José Mandayo (1978 - Boca Juniors) - gk
Marco Escobar (1977 - Boca Juniors)

Head coach: Christian Martin Meloni
Assistant Coach: Juan LLorenz
Physical trainer: Marcelo Guillermo Lombardini




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