Man Utd winger Garnacho lands senior Argentina call

Football
4 Mar 2023 • 7:37 AM MYT
Tribal Football
Tribal Football

Tribal Football covers news from the Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A

image is not available

Manchester United teenager Alejandro Garnacho has been called up by world champions Argentina for the second time and could make his debut in their upcoming friendlies.

The 18-year-old scored in the Red Devils' 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round win at home to West Ham United on Wednesday.

Garnacho qualifies to play for Spain through his birthplace of Madrid and Argentina through his mother.

The Albiceleste called up Garnacho to train with their squad in March 2022.

Manager Lionel Scaloni has again named Garnacho, who has scored four goals in five matches for Argentina Under-20s since making his debut for the side in 2022, as part of a 35-man squad for the World Cup winners' first matches since their triumph in Qatar in December.

United responded by tweeting that Garnacho and team-mate Lisandro Martinez had been "rewarded" for "good form" after the defender was also named by Scaloni, who has included all of his 25 World-Cup winning players.