Nine months after getting his third star in a world Cupthe Argentine national team returns to the road to defend his reign in the debut of the playoffsIn front of a Ecuador willing to give battle Monumental.
Although there is still a festive atmosphere, the coach lionel scaloni He has already anticipated that he will do everything he can so that his team does not rest on its laurels.
The new format of the playoffs sudamericanas will provide six direct tickets to the World Cup 2026 plus a repechage between ten participants.
As usual, the focus on the previous tends to converge on Lionel Messiwho stopped his successful tour with inter miami to return to Argentina. In this sense, the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapiastressed that it is “He loves the team, he is happy when he comes to the stadium and is with his teammates.”
Shortly after nine months of the conquest of the world Cupthe Argentine national team could present the same team that started the final against France.
The doubt goes through the center forward where Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez They compete to be the “9” holder of the selected team at the beginning of the qualifying process.
On the visiting side, the Spanish Felix Sanchez He has already prepared a possible team with three defenders, while he has yet to define who will accompany Enner Valenciathe striker who excelled by scoring three goals in Qatar and that comes from having an outstanding performance in Inter Porto Alegre.
The “Tricolor” also begins a new stage, with Sanchez as a replacement for the Argentine Gustavo Alfarowhich led to Ecuador to Qatar 2022although he could not go beyond the group stage, eliminated by Senegal in his last game.
What time do Argentina vs Ecuador play?
Time: 21:00
Where to watch Argentina vs Ecuador
TV: Public TV and TyC Sports.
Formations:
Argentina: Emiliano Martínez – Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi and Nicolás Tagliafico – Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández and Alexis Mac Allister – Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez or Julián Álvarez and Ángel Di María. DT: Lionel Scaloni.
Ecuador: Alexander Domínguez or Hernán Galíndez – Félix Torres, Robert Arboleda and William Pacho – José Hurtado, Carlos Gruezo, José Cifuentes, Moisés Caicedo and Pervis Estupiñán – Enner Valencia and Gonzalo Plata or Jhojan Julio. DT: Felix Sanchez.
Stadium: Monumental
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
VAR: Jhon Perdomo (Colombia)
Source: Ambito
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