The Argentine captain Lionel Messi, Enzo Fernández and Nicolás Taglifico were chosen for the Conmebol ideal team, according to their respective performances during the 3rd. and 4th. date South American Qualifiers 2026.
Messi, recovered from a muscle discomfort, he returned to the world champion team for the 1-0 against Paraguay in the Más Monumental, where he played a large part of the second half, and was an exclusive figure in the 2-0 against Peru in Lima, as a starter.
“He scored two goals, both against Peru, being one of the two players to do so in these dates of the South American Qualifiers. He was the one who finished the most (10) and found the goal the most times in these games (5)”Conmebol explained in its official account, based on statistical data.
Enzo Fernandezanother mainstay of the team led by Lionel Scaloniplayed as a starter in both games: “No player made more recoveries than him in these two rounds of the South American Qualifiers, with 20 in total. He generated three passes for shots, including an assist”.
While, Tagliafico He did a good job in the victories in Buenos Aires and Lima: “Among the left backs who played two games in these two rounds of the South American Qualifiers, he was third in recoveries (13) and made 10 interceptions, more than any other player”.
The 11 chosen by Conmebol
Rafael Romo (Venezuela); Nahitán Nández (Uruguay), Wilker Ángel (Venezuela), Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) and Tagliafico; Enzo Fernández, James Rodríguez (Colombia) and Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador); Messi, Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) and Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela).
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