Julio Cesar appointed his replacements for the figurehead of footballing genius Lionel Messi and his fellow Argentine world champions in South America This world champions Argentina are looking to book their place in the next year’s qualifier match against Peru tomorrow night.
Lionel Scaloni’s team that tops the section will approach the match with morale low due to a 2-1 loss to Paraguay while the ninth ranked Peru played to a goalless draw with the Chile team, the bottom-ranked team.
Lautaro Martinez put Argentina ahead in the match against Paraguay in the 11th minute but thehosts equalized to win 2-0and so it began third consecutive defeat for the World champions in section.
The White and Sky Blues have compiled a string of seven wins, one draw and three losses out of the 11 games in the group to aggregate 22 points which puts them three points ahead of second placed Uruguay and five points ahead of fourth placed Brazil.
There are 11 games and 20 goals, of which six are the works of Lionel Messi, Scaloni’s team Since La Seleccion triumphed in 2022 FIFA World Cup, it is beyond doubt that the South Americans will be strong contenders at 2026.
Argentina can get straight back at it against Peru in the final match of the year in 2024 before Argentina is back in action next March in a stunning double header against Uruguay and Brazil.
The White and Sky Blues have triumphed 37 out of the previous 58 games against Peru in all competitions and have not tasted a defeat in the most recent four meetings between the two South American countries.
Peru will come to this match having been held to a barren stalemate by Chile, resulting to ninth position on the log with seven points, having played eleven matches with a ratio of one victory, four draws and six defeats.
Goals have been a major issue in the group, with the White and Reds only scoring three goals in their 11 games, leaving them five points below seventh-place Venezuela and nine behind sixth-place Paraguay.
Last month, Jorge Fossati's team did record a historic 1-0 victory over Uruguay; but, they were then defeated 4-0 by Brazil, and given that Scaloni's team was defeated the previous time out, they will undoubtedly be cautious of a backlash from Argentina.
After losing in the tournament's group stage in 2018, La Blanquirroja made their final attempt at the competition and failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.
However, Peru has advanced to the quarterfinals of two World Cups before, in 1970 and 1978, and their team is good enough to pose a threat to Argentina in this game.
Cristian Romero, the center-back for Tottenham Hotspur, will not be available for Argentina on Tuesday because of a foot ailment that kept him off the field against Paraguay.
Argentina has problems in the middle of their defense as Lisandro Martinez of Manchester United was also forced to leave the team due to a back and hip injury.
While Julian Alvarez, 24, is expected to play in a wide area and try to add to his 11 goals for the national team, Messi will play for the 191st time in an Argentina shirt.
It wouldn't be shocking to see the same starting lineup for Peru play this game because there have been no reports of injuries from their match against Chile last time around.
Gianluca Lapadula will be considered to start, and Paolo Guerrero, a forward who made his 123rd appearance for his country at the age of 40 last time out, will need to have his fitness evaluated.
