Argentina call up Senesi for World Cup as replacement for injured Balerdi

[p]Marseille's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/balerdi-leonardo/OYrb8EBS/"]Balerdi[/a] ‌was dropped from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a]'s 26-man squad ‌on Saturday after suffering ⁠a ‌right calf injury.[/p][p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/senesi-marcos/tzX63L7E/"]Marcos Senesi[/a] joins ​the Argentina squad for the 2026 ​FIFA World Cup,"[/b] the AFA posted on X.[/p][embed guid="e1bca423-0b4b-4257-9024-0add8bdbaec5" url="https://x.com/albicelestetalk/status/2065157450366321009?s=46&t=bkmDlwi4T1aHWRQlIxC3Xg" social-type="twitter" /][p]The ⁠29-year-old ​Senesi, who has made three international appearances, has joined Premier League ‌side Tottenham Hotspur following the expiry of his contract with Bournemouth.[/p][p]Senesi missed only one Premier League game, helping Bournemouth to secure European qualification for the ‌first time after finishing ​sixth.[/p][image alt="Senesi's stats in the 25/26 Premier League season" id="5f9c3d08-8663-47f3-b8d7-de2bd89ef9a2" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="58476a54-56d2-4ee3-983c-7287792bb9f2" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The defending champions open ‌their Group J campaign [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/algeria-nc87N1BR/argentina-f9OppQjp/?mid=UP9bEsOr"]against Algeria on Tuesday[/a] before facing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jordan/vNcmJoU2/"]Jordan[/a].[/p]