With the return of Lionel Messi, will defend the lead in the Qualifiers against Venezuela in Maturín: time, and formations

The casualties in the Argentine team:

Draw Martínez (two suspension dates)

Cuti Romero (one date per card accumulation)

Nicolás González (injury)

Alejandro Garnacho (injury)

The Argentine team confirmed a last-minute withdrawal for the matches against Venezuela and Bolivia

Valentín Carboni was removed from the list after suffering trauma to his left knee

Valentín Carboni was disaffected for this double FIFA date

The argentine national team Warm up your engines for a new double day in the South American Qualifiers. The staff in charge of Lionel Scaloni has added a long list of casualties between injured and suspended for this Thursday’s matches against Venezuela in Maturín and next Tuesday in front of Bolivia in it Monumental Stadiumwhich have altered the team’s usual dynamics, and the bad news continues because A new absentee was confirmed for both games.

The team led by Bocha Batista is in sixth place in the Qualifiers, in the direct qualification zone for the 2026 Cup, product of 10 points (two wins, four draws and two losses). After a worthy Copa América, in which they were eliminated in the quarterfinals in a penalty shootout by Canada, the Red wine suffered the worst defeat so far in the tournament (4-0 against Bolivia in La Paz) and drew goalless against Uruguay in its last appearance, a result with which it has accumulated four matches without a win. Venezuelans are aiming for a historic feat: qualifying for a World Cup for the first time in history.

After having won the Copa América against Colombia in Miami, the Albiceleste He returned to the path of victory in the Qualifiers against Chile with a resounding 3-0 victory in Buenos Aires. Missing from the last doubleheader was Messi, who suffered a serious ankle injury against the Colombians and had a long recovery. In the last presentation, the Combined They fell 2-1 against the coffee growers in Barranquilla and suffered their second setback in the competition (the other had been against Bielsa’s Uruguay in La Bombonera). Despite the defeat, the national team has 18 points that keep it at the top of the standings, two ahead of Colombia and three ahead of Uruguay.

With the return of Lionel Messi, who last played with the Albiceleste in the Copa América final against Colombia in the United States, the Argentine team will defend the top of the standings against a rival that is going through the best football moment in its history. led by the Argentine coach Fernando Bocha Batista. The match will start at 6:00 p.m. (Argentine time) at the Monumental stadium in Maturín and will be refereed by Uruguayan Gustavo Tejera. TyC and Telefé will be televised.

Venezuela: Rafael Romo; Jon Aramburu, Yordan Osorio, Nahuel Ferraresi, Miguel Navarro, Cristian Cásseres; Eduard Bello, José Martínez, Telasco Segovia, Yefferson Soteldo and Salomón Rondón. DT: Fernando Batista

: Gerónimo Rulli; Nahuel Molina, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernández, Giovani Lo Celso; Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez. DT: Lionel Scaloni

Welcome to the minute by minute of Venezuela-Argentina for Date 9 of the Qualifiers!


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