With the certainty of being already qualified for the quarter-finals of the America Cup and the certainty that Coach Lionel Scaloni will give minutes against Peru to players who have played little or have not played at all so far in the tournament. the Argentine National Team had its first training session with a full squad at Inter Miami’s campus in Fort Lauderdale. The most notable news was that Marcos Acuña has a muscle problem and will be ruled out of Saturday’s game at 9pm at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Nicolás Tagliafico will therefore continue to be the starting left back.
In any case, the focus will be mainly on Lionel Messi, who had the day off on Wednesday, like those who started in the 1-0 victory against Chile in New Jersey. The captain of the champions of America and the world He had right adductor discomfort in that match and this Thursday he did not train and tests were carried out to determine the degree of the illness. Messi will not play against the Peruvians Therefore, he will be treated so that he arrives in the best possible condition for the quarterfinal match scheduled for Thursday or Friday of next week.
Regarding the team that will face Peru, In addition to Messi, Rodrigo de Paul and Giovani Lo Celso have already been ruled out. They were cautioned against Chile and could be left out of the quarter-finals if they receive another yellow card.. Exequiel Palacios is a regular in place of the Atlético de Madrid midfielder and Guido Rodriguez (who has not played yet) either Leandro Paredesabsent in New Jersey but a starter in the debut, will occupy the central midfielder position with Enzo Fernandez thrown on the left.
It is also very possible that the team’s scorer, Lautaro Martínez kicks off next Saturday in Miamisince he had to be Julián Álvarez’s substitute and came off the bench in the first two games against Canada and Chile. Angel Di Mariastarter in the premiere and with barely a quarter of an hour of action at MetLife Stadium, is another one that He could be there from the start and we will have to see if Scaloni makes room for him and where for the youngsters. Alejandro Garnacho and Valentin Carboni. Gonzalo Montiel and German Pezzella They would occupy the right wing of the defense by Nahuel Molina and Cristian Romero and Nicolas Otamendi He would play his first game as the second central marker from the start for Lisandro Martínez.
In short, a probable team would initially go with Emiliano Martinez; Montiel, Pezzella, Otamendi and Acuña or Tagliafico; Palacios. Paredes or Guido Rodriguez and Enzo Fernandez; Angel Di Maria, Lautaro Martinez and Alejandro Garnacho or Valentin Carboni. The referee of the match will be the Mexican César Ramos, who will referee Argentina for the first time in an official tournament. His appointment is controversial because Mexico is a possible next rival in the quarter-finals and, if necessary, his hypothetical disciplinary sanctions could directly influence that possible match.
Venezuela and to a greater extent Mexico or Ecuador are seen as possible Argentine opponents in the quarterfinals. If they win the group, the National Team will face the second in group B on Thursday, July 4, starting at 10 p.m. at the NRG Stadium in Houston (Texas).. If he comes second, he will do so on Friday at the same time but at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Texas).
