The Bicolor, for its part, is the other side of the coin. They began their journey with a draw against Chile and then succumbed against Canada, which left them with practically no margin for error to advance to the round. To qualify for the quarterfinals they must beat the world champions in Qatar 2022 and wait for what happens in the match between the Chileans and Canadians.
Argentina’s bona fide roster for Copa América 2024:
Archers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax), Franco Armani (River Plate).
Defenders: Ronaldo (Manchester United), Ronaldo (Soccer), Ronaldo (Soccer), Ronaldo (Soccer), Ronaldo (Soccer), Ronaldo (Soccer).
Midfielders: Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid), Leandro Paredes (Roma), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), Guido Rodríguez (Betis), Valentín Carboni (Monza).
Fronts: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolás González (Fiorentina), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Ángel Di María (Benfica), Julián Álvarez (Manchester City), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
The Albiceleste, which will be without its captain Lionel Messi due to injury and its coach Lionel Scaloni due to suspension, is the current champion of this competition and has already secured its ticket to the quarterfinals after beating Canada and Chile. It has a run of 12 wins in a row (its last defeat was in November, when it succumbed to Uruguay in the South American Qualifiers, a competition in which it is the sole leader).
The Albiceleste and the Bicolor will face each other this Saturday, June 29, from 10 p.m., at the Hard Rock Stadium (Miami). The main referee will be the Mexican César Ramos, while his assistants will be his compatriots Alberto Morín and Marco Bisguerra. The person in charge of the VAR will be Guillermo Pacheco and the person in charge of the AVAR will be Erik Miranda.
Welcome to the minute-by-minute coverage of the match between Argentina and Peru, corresponding to matchday 3 of Group A of the 2024 Copa América.
