The argentine national team will face its second and last international friendly in what has been its preparation for the Copa America 2024. The team led by coach Lionel Scaloni will face this Friday, June 14, against Guatemala at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.
With the return of Lionel Messi to the starting eleven, the ‘albiceleste’ will go out onto the field of play with the seal of favorite against the ‘chapines’. There is a lot of difference between the level currently presented by both teams, however, the current world champion will seek to add a new victory to their history.
Let us remember that in its last appearance, the team ‘gaucho’ They did not have an easy time against Ecuador and although they achieved a victory, there were several mistakes that were evident, something that they cannot allow if they have in mind to be finalists in the Conmebol competition.
For its part, the Central American team has just played two practice matches against teams such as Dominica and the British Virgin Islands. Although they won both matches, the opponent they will face this time is completely different.
It should be noted that the last time these teams saw each other was the September 8, 2018 in a friendly match for FIFA date. This duel had a special ingredient: the debut of Lionel Scaloni on the substitutes’ bench. On that occasion, the score was 3-0 in favor of the Argentines, thanks to goals from Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso and Giovanni Simeone.
In Peruvian territory, Movistar Sports (through Plus) is the company that acquired the television rights to some friendly matches on FIFA dates. This is why the duel between Argentina and Guatemala will be broadcast through the platform Movistar Play.
In the country ‘gaucho’ can be seen through the channels TyC Sports, Telefe and Claro Sports..While, on the ground ‘Guatemalan’ The meeting will be available at TiGO Sports. Likewise, you can find all the details of the comparison on the website of Infobae Peru.
The clash between both squads is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Peru hours, Colombia and Ecuador. While, in countries like Bolivia, Chile, the United States (Miami) and Venezuela it will start an hour later. Finally, in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay the match will take place from 9:00 p.m. In Guatemala the transmission will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Lionel Scaloni He is aware that after this match, Argentina will make its debut in the Conmebol tournament, so the lineup with which it comes out at FedExField in the United States has to be very similar to the one it will show against Canada. Lionel Messi He would have a good chance of returning to the starting eleven, and would play alongside Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez.
Taking this into account, this would be the eleven of the ‘albiceleste’: Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Lisando Martínez, Marcos Acuña; Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo de Paul, Giovani Lo Celso; Ángel Di María, Lautaro Martínez, Julián Álvarez.
While, Luis Fernando Tena He will have the objective of showing his best version against one of the best teams on the planet. Although the ‘blue and white’ will not participate in the Copa América, doing a good job against Messi and company would make them arrive with a better appearance at the Concacaf Qualifiers with a view to the 2026 World Cup.
This would be the lineup with which they would take the field: Nicholas Hagen; José Morales, José Pinto, Nicolás Samayoa, José Ardón; Oscar Castellanos, Jonathan Franco, Alejandro Galindo; Óscar Santis, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Rubio Rubin.
