2023-10-17 06:53:35
Peru vs Argentina lineups: possible starters in Lima on date 4 of the 2026 Qualifiers – Credit: Infobae Perú.
Peru and Argentina will face each other today, Tuesday, October 17, at the National Stadium in Lima for the 2026 Qualifiers. Beyond the rival, Juan Reynoso is obliged to win against his people. That is why he would make modifications compared to those that started against Chile in Santiago. Check the probable lineups for the match.
The protagonists arrive with completely opposite fortunes. In fact, there is also considerable inequality in positions on the World Cup circuit table. The ‘bicolor’, which will play the home team, is at the bottom with just one unit won – as a result of the goalless draw against Paraguay, in Ciudad del Este – out of a possible nine. While the ‘albiceleste’ has achieved a full ideal of victories that allow it to hold first place in the competition.
Taking a little look back, the last performance of the Peruvian team was a regrettable 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chile, at the David Arellano stadium in Santiago. Although what was depressing was not the result itself, but the way in which the match was approached, evidencing a serious problem in the offense. So much so that, to date, not a single shot on the opposing goal has been recorded, much less a goal.
Meanwhile, the Argentine team is enjoying the process with a champion team that never stops stepping on the accelerator. At the moment they have completed nine points out of a possible nine obtained from victories against Ecuador (1-0), Bolivia (0-3) and Paraguay (1-0). With these statistics, the delegation of coach Lionel Scaloni will land in Lima to continue increasing his football dominance in the region.
Not only did Chile inflict a defeat on Peru, but it also gave the ‘blanquirroja’ a loss thinking about the duel against Argentina in Lima. During the ‘Pacific Classic’, left back Marcos López received a warning that was the second in his history, so he was automatically sent off for the presentation against the ‘albiceleste’.
Hours later, the national team’s social networks confirmed his departure: “We announce the dismissal of Marcos López for the match against Argentina due to an accumulation of yellow cards.” Given this absence, Reynoso’s coaching staff has not called anyone to take his place, so it is understood that he will remain with those who make up the final call.
As for injured footballers, it should be noted that Renato Tapia and Alexander Callens are still under the care of ‘El Ajedrecista’ while they overcome respective muscle ailments. Carlos Zambrano and Christofer Gonzales, both injured, also join that contingent. Thus, two usual pillars will be distanced in the crucial duel against the world champion.
As a result of the poor results obtained at the start of the 2026 South American Qualifiers, national fans demand important variants such as giving way to the new footballers (Joao Grimaldo, Piero Quispe, Franco Zanelatto, Piero Quispe and Oliver Sonne) so that they feel air of generational change.
However, coach Juan Reynoso is a bit far from agreeing with the public. For now he maintains his secrecy around the ‘blanquirroja’ and, in addition, has established greater security measures – with police involved – to prevent any type of information leak from the concentration hotel.
The little that was known came through Oliver Sonne at a press conference: “There were many good things in the game, of course the result is not what we expected, but I think that the game and our organization were a good team. What I do believe is that we need a little more offensive play than we had in this game. I think the team did a good job, but we didn’t get the goals we needed. Maybe next time we will be a little more offensive.”
Peru: Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Renato Tapia, Luis Abram, Nilson Loyola; Yoshimar Yotún, Wilder Cartagena; Franco Zanelatto, Andy Polo, André Carrillo; Paolo Guerrero.
Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Nicolás González, Julián Álvarez, Lautaro Martínez.
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