The Argentine National Team has everything ready to face this Tuesday, November 19, Peru in La Bombonera on the 12th of the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and, as rarely happens, Lionel Scaloni confirmed the starting XI in advance to officially say goodbye to the year.
The long list of injuries forced the coach to move different pieces and rotate mainly the defense, an area where there are no excess variants. Thus, to prioritize the last line, Scaloni left two midfielders off the bench and they will not be on the shift sheet: Enzo Barrenechea and Facundo Buonanotte .
On the player's side Valenciawas still unable to make his official debut with the Albiceleste shirt and He was relegated from the list of substitutes in both commitments of the team on this FIFA dateso he will have to continue working to be summoned again in March.
The creative of Leicester He was also not part of those eligible to enter against Paraguay in the 2-1 loss of Scaloni's team in Asunción, so he will be the second player who will not sign the team sheet in both Albiceleste duels in this window. Otherwise, Facundo Medina and Nehuén Pérez will say they are present at the Bombonera bank.
Argentina lineups vs. Peru by Qualifiers
Lionel Scaloni chose these eleven to receive the Bicolor: Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Leonardo Balerdi, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez.
Peru, for its part, will form with: Pedro Gallese; Miguel Araujo, Carlos Zambrano, Alexander Callens; Andy Polo, Jesús Castillo, Oliver Sonne, Sergio Peña, Luis Advíncula; Alex Valera and Paolo Guerrero.
Table of positions of the Qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup
see also
Argentina vs. Peru for the Qualifiers: Confirmed formations
see also
The history of the Argentine National Team in La Bombonera
