Lucas Rey has named a 24-player squad for the opening of the 2026-27 FIH Pro League, with Córdoba serving as the first venue. Los Leones will host Great Britain and France from December 8 to 13 at the Soledad García stadium. The window marks the national team’s official return after earning a historic bronze medal at the 2026 World Cup.
The group consists of Matías Andreotti, Agustín Bonanno, Bautista Capurro, Maico Casella, Nicolás Cicileo, Nicolás Della Torre, Tomás Domene, Martín Ferreiro, Thomas Habif, Nehuén Hernando, Ignacio Ibarra, Nicolás Keenan, Tadeo Marcucci, Tobías Martins, Lucio Méndez Pin, Ignacio Nardolillo, Nicolás Rodríguez, Tomás Ruiz, Tomás Santiago, Facundo Sarto, Mateo Serrano, Joaquín Toscani, Lucas Toscani and Facundo Zárate.
The selection is not detached from the work completed after the World Cup. Players underwent physical and medical testing in October, while Rey and assistant Lucas Cammareri travelled across Europe between October 21 and November 2. Their objective was to watch players with their clubs and establish a permanent communication channel with the coaches and fitness specialists managing their daily activity.
Los Leones will return to the training pitch on November 16. That starting point leaves just over three weeks to turn medical data and European observation into collective preparation. The coaching staff must balance the recovery of players arriving with club workloads, the reintegration of the World Cup group and the internal competition within a squad of 24 for official matches.
In Córdoba, Argentina will face each opponent twice: Great Britain on December 9 and 12, and France on December 10 and 13. The format demands rapid correction because the second game against the same side arrives within the window itself. Preparing an opening plan is not enough; Argentina must read adjustments, manage minutes and respond to opponents carrying equally fresh information.
The home stage is only the first stretch of a long season. Los Leones will travel to India between February 13 and 28, 2027, before concluding the European calendar from June 12 to 27 with commitments split between Belgium and the Netherlands. That geography requires continuous monitoring, workload planning and the ability to sustain one identity across very different environments.
The World Cup bronze raised the reference point, but Rey must prevent it from becoming an endpoint. The Pro League supplies frequent matches against elite opposition and immediately exposes any loss of precision. Opening at home allows the team to reconnect with its public and assess the next step before travelling. The 24-player list is not an individual consecration; it is the group from which Los Leones must turn a historic medal into a new competitive foundation.
