On the evening of April 4, Beijing time, the latest news from the authoritative foreign media ESPN said that Alvarez, Martin and Otamendi, the main members of the three major World Cup champions of the Argentine men's football team, have agreed to participate in the Paris Olympics. And Argentina captain Messi unfortunately missed.
It is reported that Martinez, Otamendi and Alvarez are the players that Mascherano (Argentina Under-23 coach) wants, and the three have also agreed to an invitation to participate in the Olympics this summer, and the Argentine Football Federation is also going well in negotiations with their clubs. Not surprisingly, the three are the three overage players of the Argentine Olympic Games.
The 31-year-old plays for Villa in the Premier League, and as a goalkeeper, he was the main goalkeeper for Argentina to win the World Cup and won the Golden Glove award at the Qatar World Cup. The 36-year-old veteran Otamendi plays for Benfica and is the main central defender of Argentina's World Cup victory, and the 24-year-old Alvarez plays for Manchester City and is the main striker of the Argentine men's football team in the knockout round of the World Cup in Qatar.
With Argentina's 3 overage players confirmed, it also means that Messi will not play in the Olympics again. Due to the intensive schedule of various competitions, Messi gave up the opportunity to compete in the Olympics again after 16 years, and Messi led the team to win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
This year's Copa America will begin on June 21 in the United States with the final on July 14, while the men's event at the Paris Olympics will begin on July 24 and the final will be played on August 9. Argentina are drawn in Group B, along with Morocco, Ukraine and a team to be determined from the Asian zone (the third-place winner of the U23 Asian Cup). The goal of the Argentine Olympic Games in this Olympic Games is naturally to win the gold medal.