Montiel was the player who scored the decisive penalty to help Argentina beat France 4-2 in the penalty shootout in the 2022 World Cup final (draw 3-3 after regulation time and 2 extra times). In the recent Europa League final, the 26-year-old defender also scored the penalty to seal a 4-1 victory for Sevilla against AS Roma (draw 1-1 in regulation time).
Argentina team is without hero Montiel (right) for the first time since the 2022 World Cup
However, despite being called up to the Argentina squad for the upcoming Asian tour, Montiel missed out after suffering an adductor injury in Sevilla's final La Liga match of the season against Real Sociedad (1-2 loss). Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed Montiel's absence, but did not call up any other players.
In the two matches of the Argentine team in the Asian tour, including against the Australian team in Beijing, China on June 15 and the Indonesian team in Jakarta on June 19. Tickets for these two matches were released earlier this week and have been sold out. In particular, the match against the Indonesian team at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, with 77,000 tickets issued, was sold out by the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) in less than 5 minutes.
Messi wants to decide on his new club right before the tour with the Argentina team
The Argentina national team is expected to gather and fly to China early next week to begin their Asian tour. Superstar Messi is also expected to join the trip, but only if he decides this week where he will play next season. Messi currently has 3 to 4 options to join after leaving PSG, including returning to Barcelona, Saudi Arabia or the United States, as well as 2 unnamed Premier League clubs making offers.
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