ARGENTINA has already achieved its ticket to the quarterfinals of the Copa América after the victories against Canada (2-0) and Chile (1-0), and his coach Lionel Scaloni will put out an alternative team to face Peru.
Copa America: Argentina 1 – Chile 0
Ahead of this Saturday’s match at 9pm (Argentine time) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, the Santa Fe coach will field a team with a majority of substitutes so as not to risk the physical fitness of the regular starters.
“It is fair that the boys who have not played these two games play. I need to see them and they deserve it“Scaloni had warned in the press conference after the victory against Chile in New Jersey.
To the already known casualties due to injuries of Lionel Messi (discomfort in the right adductor) and Marcos Acuña (muscle ailments), and those of the central defenders would be added Cristian Romero and Lisandro Martinez and the one on the side Nahuel Molina.
In the middle zone they would leave the first team Rodrigo De Paul and Alexis Mac Allister. There are several names for the three middle positions: Exequiel Palacios and Guido Rodríguezwho have not yet debuted, and Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernández and Gio Lo Celso.
That is where the Pujatense coach has the most doubts, who will try to give minutes to all the field players in this group stage.
Above is simpler: Messi and Julián Álvarez will not be there from the beginning against the Inca team. This way, Lautaro Martínez (he has scored two goals coming off the bench) will be the centre forward.
Lautaro Martínez is making the most of his minutes on the pitch and will be a starter this Saturday.
For the extremes, Scaloni has three names for two places: Ángel Di María, Valentín Carboni and Alejandro Garnacho.
The 11th that is shaping up for Saturday
Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Enzo Fernández, Leandro Paredes or Giovani Lo Celso, Exequiel Palacios; Ángel Di María, Lautaro Martínez and Alejandro Garnacho or Valentín Carboni.
Dibu Martínez would be one of the few regular starters who will start against Peru.
Cover photo: AFP
