Nigeria’s last group opponents at this year’s World Cup, Argentina have started their last phase of preparations for the Mundial in Russia, with the commencement of training at their national sports resort in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires.
Early arrivals in camp, Sergio Agüero, Javier Mascherano, Manuel Lanzini, Eduardo Salvio and Nicolás Tagliafico were put through their paces by Jorge Sampaoli and his assistants on Wednesday, with high expectations of a full house by Thursday.
Argentina Football Federation (AFA) also decided to give journalists the chance to see the players in camp train for fifteen minutes on Thursday morning.
Former Barcelona central defender Mascherano was granted permission by his Chinese Super League club a week earlier, with the goal of getting ready with the coaching staff.
Manchester City, Hebei China Fortune, West Ham, Benfica and Ajax Amsterdam stars are certain to be named in Argentina’s final 23-man roster and some players will not bother showing up since they know they are on the standby list.