Giovanni Simeone included in Argentina squad for friendlies

Lionel Scaloni has announced his squad for June's friendlies against Australia and Indonesia.

Napoli forward Giovanni Simeone, the son of Atletico coach Diego Simeone, and Manchester United starboy Alejandro Garnacho are among the members of the Argentina squad for La Albiceleste's Asia tour. 

The Qatar World Cup winners will play Australia in Beijing and Indonesia in Jakarta during the tour.

While familiar faces like Messi, Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Enzo Fernandez, and more have been called up, Garnacho has earned his call-up as well. Lautaro Martinez has missed out due to an injury, while AS Roma striker Paulo Dybala is also not in the squad.

Argentina Squad for Asia Tour:

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Ajax Amsterdam), Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoven).

Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille), Facundo Medina (RC Lens), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla).

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Juventus/PSG), Enzo Fernandes (Chelsea), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Giovanni Lo Celso (Villareal/ Tottenham Hotspur).

Forwards: Lucas Ocampos (Olympique Marseille), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Lionel Messi (PSG), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Giovanni Semione (AS Napoli), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina).