Today, the Argentine National Team returns to play after having won the Copa America against Colombia, on July 14 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Today they will face Chile, starting at 9:00 p.m., at the Mas Monumental, for the seventh date of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Unfortunately, it will not be a night of pure joy, as we will not see Lionel Messi on the field or on the bench, as he is recovering from his ankle injury, nor Angel Di Maria, who after lifting the cup in the United States, decided to retire from the Argentine national team.
Therefore, Lionel Scaloni will have to face the difficult task of putting together a team without two of the greatest idols in the country’s history. Added to that, the Argentine team has a very difficult match, on the one hand, because of the fact that it will play against La Roja and on the other, because it must add three points if it wants to remain at the top of the World Cup qualifying table.
Therefore, the 11 who will be starters are the following: Emiliano Martinez in goal; In defense will be Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi who will be the captain and Lisandro Martinez; The midfield will be made up of Rodrigo Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; And the forward line will be Nicolas Gonzalez, Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez.
