Javier Mascheraneo cherry-picked his Argentine squad for the Paris Olympics, spotlighting Julian Alvarez as one of the two Manchester City stars enlisted.
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At the Copa America with the Argentine squad, Alvarez made the cut for Mascherano’s senior roster, alongside Geronimo Rulli and Nicolas Otamendi.
Merely ten days post the Copa America’s climax, Mascherano’s team will face off against Morocco, Iraq, and Ukraine in their initial bouts in France.
The Olympic final falls on August 9, just a day before Manchester City vies with Manchester United for the Community Shield, setting Alvarez’s participation in doubt for the early season skirmishes.
Last season, the industrious 24-year-old tallied 54 plays under Pep Guardiola’s commandeering—a squad high—and hasn’t paused from the sport since.
Manchester City is slated to kick off its Premier League journey on August 18th against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Claudio Echeverri, the youthful prodigy who migrated to Premier League’s reigning champs in January before looping back to River Plate on loan, also secured a spot on the squad.
Simultaneously, Sergio Gomez received a summons from Spain for the Olympics, placing three of Guardiola’s men in the Paris summer showdown.
