At the beginning of the FIFA date in which the Argentine National Team concentrates in the United States, Cristian “Cuti” Romero and Lisandro Martínez, both defenders who play in the Premier League, could not join the delegation to play the friendlies against Honduras and Jamaica due to a visa problem. In the last week they will have of preparation prior to Qatar 2022, which will begin in two months, the national team led by Lionel Scaloni will have two friendlies, but at the moment it can not count on the full squad. Both players tried to process the permit during the past week, but the death of Queen Elizabeth II forced the US Embassy in England to close in mourning and did not finalize the procedures.
Faced with this delicate situation, the defenders traveled to Argentina to process the visa from here and are concentrating on the premises of the AFA, waiting for the approval of the procedure and the trip to the United States. In this way, it is expected that on Wednesday they can take the plane to Miami.Si everything goes according to plan, they would arrive for training on Thursday, the last before the first friendly against Honduras. Meanwhile, his presence would be guaranteed for the second game, which will be on Tuesday 27 against Jamaica in New Jersey. Given this situation, the place of Cuti Romero will be occupied by Germán Pezzella.
