Argentina's preliminary squad is leaked...and it's good news for Dybala

According to the Argentinian outlet, Paulo Dybala is among Sampaoli's favoured players at this stage, while Mauro Icardi, who has been snubbed from the previous squads, is set to remain sidelined.

Of the 35 players that Sampaoli picked in his first squad, three will have to drop out for the preliminary selection which will be sent to FIFA. Of these 32, a definitive list of 23 must be decided.

The preliminary squad, missing one player, according to 'TyC Sports' is as follows:

Sergio Romero, Franco Armani, Willy Caballero, Nahuel Guzmán, Agustín Marchesín, Fabricio Bustos, Gabriel Mercado, Nicolás Tagliafico, Nicolás Otamendi, Ramiro Funes Mori, Marcos Rojo, Federico Fazio, Maximiliano Meza, Enzo Pérez, Pablo Pérez, Ever Banega, Giovani Lo Celso, Ángel Di María, Manuel Lanzini, Erik Lamela, Lucas Biglia, Diego Perotti, Eduardo Salvio, Marcos Acuña, Matías Kranevitter, Emiliano Rigoni, Leandro Paredes, Javier Mascherano, Cristian Pavón, Lautaro Martínez, Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero and Gonzalo Higuaín.