2016 is the year of the European Championships but it is also the year of the Rio Olympics and four current Serie A men could well be representing Argentina at the games.
 

Both Paulo Dybala and Mauro Icardi have been named in the provisional squad by Gerardo Martino and they are joined by Leandro Paredes and Joaquin Correa as the coach draws up a list of 57 players who are under 23. This list will finally be narrowed down to 18 plus four reserves which can include up to three players over the age limit. The list in full:
 

-Emanuel Mammana (River)

-Joaquín Arzura (River)

-Augusto Batalla (River)

-Sebastián Driussi (River)

-Gonzalo Martínez (River)

-Jonathan Maidana (River)

-Leandro Vega (River)

-Víctor Salazar (R. Central) 

-Franco Cervi (R. Central)

-Gastón Gil Romero (R. Central)

-Giovani Lo Celso (R. Central)

-Javier Pinola (R. Central)

-Ezequiel Unsain (Newell's) 

-Franco Escobar (Newell's)

-Lucas Boyé (Newell's)

-Víctor Cuesta (Independiente)

-Emiliano Rigoni (Independiente)

-Martín Benítez (Independiente)

-Jonathan Silva (Boca)

-Adrián Cubas (Boca)

-Nicolás Tripichio (Vélez)

-Hernán Toledo (Vélez)

-Germán Conti (Colón)

-Alan Ruiz (Colón)

-Agustín Rossi (Estudiantes)

-Santiago Ascacibar (Estudiantes)

-Renzo Saravia (Belgrano)

-Federico Álvarez (Belgrano)

-Walter Benítez (Quilmes)

-Cristian Espinoza (Huracán)

-Rodrigo De Paul (Racing)

-José Luis Gómez (Lanús)

-Lisandro Magallán (Def. y Justicia)

-Iván Rossi (Banfield)

-Mauricio Martínez (Unión)

-Nazareno Solís (Talleres)

-Héctor Villalba (San Lorenzo)

-Ángel Correa (Atl. de Madrid)

-Matías Kranevitter (Atl. de Madrid)

-Luciano Vietto (Atl. de Madrid)

-Mateo Mussacchio (Villarreal)

-Gerónimo Rulli (Real Sociedad)

-Federico Cartabia (Deportivo La Coruña)

-Paulo Dybala (Juventus)

-Leandro Paredes (Empoli)

-Mauro Icardi (Inter)

-Joaquín Correa (Sampdoria)

-Tiago Casasola (Como)

-Manuel Lanzini (West Ham)

-Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton)

-Bruno Zuculini (AEK Atenas)

-Lucas Ocampos (Marsella)

-Agustín Allione (Palmeiras)

-Jonathan Calleri (San Pablo)

-Ricardo Centurión (San Pablo)

-Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro)

-Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres)

Steve Mitchell @barafundler