""I just want to say thank you to everybody," he said in a video posted by his club while addressing his teammates in the changing room on Sunday. "Because two hours today before the game [1-1 league draw at Mechelen], I received a call. Tomorrow I am flying to Alicante to be with the national team. It will be my first time and I know I am not there only for me"
""So I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everybody." Kevin, who joined Belgian side Union St.-Gilloise in the summer of 2023 from Argentinos Juniors, said his family is thrilled. "My family is very happy," he said. "When I called my wife she was crying already so it's a really good feeling. Tomorrow I will realise a dream.""
Kevin Mac Allister, 28, received his first call-up to Argentina's national team as a late replacement for Chelsea's Enzo Fernández, who is sidelined with a knee injury. The Union Saint-Gilloise defender will join his brother Alexis Mac Allister in training in Alicante ahead of Argentina's friendly against Angola on Nov. 14 in Luanda. Kevin thanked his Union teammates for their support and described the call as realizing a dream, saying his family was very happy. Kevin joined Union Saint-Gilloise in summer 2023 from Argentinos Juniors. Alexis won the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Copa America and has six goals in 41 Argentina appearances.
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