Jacynta Galabadaarachchi is still waiting for a phone call from Matildas' boss Tony Gustavsson, as Argentina's coach waits in the wings.
Australia's national women's football team the Matildas risks losing emerging star Jacynta Galabadaarachchi to Argentina.Australian soccer player Jacynta Galabadaarachchi has just won two major awards in ScotlandShe says she's waiting for a call from Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson
"My mother is Argentinian and Italian and she would love for me to represent Argentina, but I'm also Australian and I played with Australia with the Young Matildas in the under 17s and the under 20s," she told the ABC from Glasgow."I've been to a couple of camps with the first team as well but recently they haven't invited me to a lot of camps, so maybe if they were to call me up and want me to be in the team I would have to think about who I would want to represent.
"It's been an amazing last few days, winning both awards, I was really surprised and really honoured," Galabadaarachchi said. While the Argentinian men's team, led by Galabadaarachchi's idol Lionel Messi, is one of the most formidable sides in international football, the women's team is ranked just 34th in the world.
"I do see Alex Chidiac [involved], like [Heather Garriock] mentioned, I play a bit like Chidiac in terms of dribbling and creativity, but again I haven't been invited and I haven't been involved in that squad for a while now so I'm not sure."
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