Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni has named his latest squad, marking his first selection since Lionel Messi reportedly brought his international career to an end last month.

Messi is said to have bowed out of international football after scoring his final goal for Argentina in a friendly encounter against Benin Republic.

In the squad announced by Scaloni, several familiar names have retained their places, including Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez and Lisandro Martinez.

However, Tottenham defender Cristian Romero was left out following reports of an injury.

Argentina are scheduled to face Uruguay next week before taking on Costa Rica four days later as they continue their preparations for upcoming international assignments.

Argentina’s latest squad:

Emiliano Martinez, Geronimo Rulli, Juan Musso, Santiago Beltran, Gonzalo Montiel, Agustin Giay, Aaron Anselmino, Mariano Troilo, Leonardo Balerdi, Lisandro Martinez, Facundo Medina, Nicolas Tagliafico, Roman Vega, Ezequiel Fernandez, Maximo Perrone, Exequiel Palacios, Valentin Barco, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Nico Paz, Matias Soule, Franco Mastantuono, Giuliano Simeone, Gianluca Prestianni, Thiago Almada, Jose Manuel Lopez, Santiago Gomez and Julian Alvarez.