The Argentina women’s team will participate in the SheBelieves Cup replacing Japan, which was dropped from the competition due to the increase in coronavirus cases in its country. The national coach, Carlos Borrello, made a preselection of 34 players who will begin training at the Ezeiza campus on February 12 and then it will give the official list that will travel on 14 (after passing the corresponding medical tests) to Orlando, where the most important friendly tournament in the world.
Boca It is the team that contributes the most players with seven. Follow him UAI Urquiza with five and River Y Racing with three each. La Albiceleste will face U.S, host of the contest, Brazil Y Canada from the February 18-24. All matches will be played at the Exploria Stadium de Orlando.
Banini – Borrello: an endless war
The most important absence is that of Stephanie Banini. The player of the Levante from Spain already dropped from the 2019 Pan American Games and has been in an open war with Borrello ever since. The 30-year-old midfielder from Mendoza has been an international with Argentina since 2010 and was their captain in the 2019 World Cup, where the Albiceleste got the first point in his history in a World Cup event. After that, differences with Borrello arose. Banini would have requested the relief of Carlos on the bench and the technician decided not to call her again, something that seems to have no solution until Carlos leaves the post.
“They are not up to par”Banini said when she was excluded from the Pan American Games. “Neither rest, nor injuries, nor permits from my club. The coaching staff decided to leave me out. It no longer depends on me. I continue working, training and giving my best. The decision is not in my hands, we will see.”, expressed the Mendoza. To these complaints were added those of some colleagues such as Ruth bravo, Belén Potassa The Florence Bonsegundo.
“She is an excellent player and that is why I took her to the World Cup. I am not angry with her, but you have to understand that the coach is up to something. It was a decision I made, nothing more. There will always be someone who disagrees. “Borrello replied.
Banini was recently included in the 11 ideal of the decade of South American women’s football. Is the only Argentina who has obtained such recognition from the International Federation of History and Statistics (IFFHS). For this reason, since the Pan American Games in Lima, there has been a campaign through social networks to relieve Borrello of the position for the benefit of Silvana Villalobo and that Banini can return to the National Team.
The preselection of players
Ariana Álvarez (UAI Urquiza)
Agustina Barroso (Palmeiras)
Lorena Benítez (Boca)
Florence Bonsegundo (Valencia)
Sophie Braun (Gonzaga University)
Valentina Cámara (Deportiva Femarguín)
Aldana Cometti (Levante UD)
Rocío Correa (San Lorenzo)
Vanina Correa (Spanish)
Victoria Costa (River)
Marina Delgado (UAI Urquiza)
Martina Del Trecco (River)
Paloma Fagiano (Racing)
Daiana Falfán (UAI Urquiza)
Giuliana González (River)
Florencia Hernández (Nashville Rythm)
Clarisa Huber (Mouth)
Dalila Ippolito (Juventus)
Soledad Jaimes (Changchundazhong)
Natalie Juncos (Racing)
Mariana Larroquette (Kansas City)
Miriam Mayorga (Boca)
Milagros Menéndez (Granada)
Magalí Natta (Platense)
Romina Núñez (UAI Urquiza)
Catalina Ongaro (UAI Urquiza)
Yael Oviedo (University of Chile)
Solana Pereyra (UD Tacuense)
Yamila Rodríguez (Boca)
Adriana Sachs (Boca)
Vanesa Santana (Sporting Huelva)
Yanina Sosa (Racing)
Eliana Stabile (Boca)
Carolina Troncoso (Boca)
Tournament fixture (local time)
Thursday 18th February
16.00 Brazil – Argentina
19.00 USA – Canada
Sunday February 21
15.00 USA – Brazil
18.00 Argentina – Canada
Wednesday February 24
16.00 Canada – Brazil
19.00 USA – Argentina