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The Argentine team takes on this Sunday against Ecuador the first commitment of the two scheduled in the prelude to the 2024 United States Copa América. Against ‘La Tri’ they play a friendly that is key for all the footballers who do not have a secure place in the final list of the continental event that will begin on June 20 and in which they will star in the inaugural match. The game, which takes place at Soldier Field in Chicago, It starts at 8 p.m. (Argentine time) and can be seen live on television on TyC Sports and Telefé. Minute by minute statistics updated in real time will be available on cartalle.com.
Although after this match the albiceleste will play with Guatemala, on Friday the 14th, It is a fact that it will do so with the refined Copa América list, because the deadline to submit it is June 12. Thus, those who have their last chances must show themselves as much as possible. The coaching staff knows this and that is why they will also give more training to those who need to do it. For several days now, the Argentine team has been working in the United States with a squad of 26 players that coach Lionel Scaloni must bring to 23.
On the other hand, the coach He does not want to risk those who are not at 100% physically. as is the case of Enzo Fernández, who is recovering after undergoing surgery for an inguinal hernia. Under this premise, players like Lisandro Martínez and Julián Álvarez could be part of the starting eleven.
Among the usual starters, those who would take the field from the start would be Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez and Lionel Messi.
On the other hand, those who will not be present against Ecuador are the Betis footballers Germán Pezzella and Guido Rodríguez. In the case of the defender, he is recovering from a microfracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot and is a doubt for the Copa América, although the coaching staff will wait for him until the last minute as they consider him a very important piece within the group. The midfielder, for his part, has a flu condition that did not allow him to train this Friday.
The last time that both teams met was on September 7, 2023 at the Monumental stadium, within the framework of date 1 of the qualifying rounds. South Americans heading to the United States-Mexico-Canada 2026 World Cup. In that meeting, The Albiceleste team took the three points after winning by the smallest difference thanks to a goal from Lionel Messi.
On the main sports prediction platforms around the planet, The Argentine team has the advantage to win the friendly this Sunday. If this is achieved, the betting houses pay odds of up to 1.59 against the 6.20 that are paid for a hypothetical victory for Ecuador. The tie, for its part, is trading around 4.30.
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