2023-10-17 02:12:44
The Peru team receives the world champion on Tuesday, Argentinawith the urgency of starting to add to the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and putting a smile back on the fans who are complaining to their coach, Juan Reynoso, for the poor results.
The ‘Blanquirroja’, penultimate in the standings, will face the Albiceleste, which is undefeated in the playoffs with three consecutive wins and will most likely field its top figure and captain Lionel Messi. The match is agreed upon from 11:00 p.m.
The Peruvians have suffered two defeats and have a goalless draw so far in the tie. During the current season of Reynoso, leading the bicolor team, has only achieved four victories in 11 games played.
The Peruvian strategist assumed responsibility for the last defeat during the visit to Chile, but experts and fans are already calling him out for an excessively defensive approach that has blurred the ambition seen in the team under the leadership of Ricardo Gareca, the coach who led Peru to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
In the last hours, the Peruvian team announced the departure of the footballers from the team Carlos Zambrano, defender of Alianza Lima, and Christofer GonzálesAl Adalah midfielder, due to injuries.
However, the team captained by Paolo Guerrero will recover Renato Tapia for the match at the National Stadium in Limamidfielder for Celta de Vigo, and Alexander Callens, defender for AEK Athens, who did not travel to Chile to recover from their injuries.
For its part, Argentina will arrive in Lima this Monday followingnoon with its main figures, as it does not have any casualties and the last one who was excluded once morest Paraguay, Exequiel Palacios, is recovered and ready to line up on Tuesday once morest Peru.
The Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni had his squad on Sunday doing a gym routine and technical work on the field, ending with a tactical talk.
The trip to Lima will be preceded by a last training session in Ezeiza and a press conference by the coach where he will be able to reveal the team that will line up once morest Peru and especially if Messi will be there from the first minutes of the game.
Probable lineups
Peru: Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Anderson Santamaría, Luis Abram, Nilson Loyola, Wilder Cartagena, Yoshimar Yotún, Andy Polo, Franco Zanelatto, André Carrillo and 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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