Scaloni names first Argentina squad since Messi retirement as Enzo and Alvarez in

Lionel Scaloni has named his first Argentina squad since Lionel Messi's retirement from international football last month.

After guiding Argentina to World Cup and Copa America glory, Messi called time on his Argentina career.

He signed off with a goal against Benin during the last international break, with Argentina now embarking on a new era without their former captain.

Key names such as Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez and Lisandro Martinez have been named in the squad, while Cristian Romero has missed out with a reported injury.

Nico Paz and Matias Soule have retained their places in the squad with their impressive performances for Como and Roma respectively, while Lautaro Martinez remains out with a thigh injury.

Emiliano Martinez has been included by Scaloni, despite the Chelsea goalkeeper suffering a fractured jaw last month.

Argentina face Uruguay on November 13 before taking on Costa Rica four days later during this international break.

Argentina squad

Emiliano Martinez (Chelsea), Geronimo Rulli (Manchester City), Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Santiago Beltran (River Plate); Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Agustin Giay (Palmeiras), Aaron Anselmino (Chelsea), Mariano Troilo (Parma), Leonardo Balerdi (Roma), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Facundo Medina (Bayer Leverkusen), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Roman Vega (Zenit), Ezequiel Fernandez (Bayer Leverkusen), Maximo Perrone (Como), Exequiel Palacios (Ipswich Town), Valentin Barco (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Nico Paz (Como), Matias Soule (Roma), Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), Thiago Almada (River Plate), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Santiago Gomez (Roma), Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).