After the hard fall in Santiago, more than one wondered how Juan Reynoso was going to give new oxygen to Peru. And although it was known that the test before Argentina was complex (especially with Lionel Messi from the start), the truth is that we still did not score at the beginning of the season. Betsson Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexicoin the penultimate place – with just one point – and in offensive matters the panorama continues just as delicate: we recorded 520 ‘without finishing the rival goal in this international tournament (Mister Chip released a worrying statistic). What is coming to us? Bolivia in La Paz and then receive Venezuela at the National Stadium.
Now, unlike the match against Chile, the bicolor on this occasion entered the field of play with the intention of carrying out the duel in a sector of the field that was not their own. But it was known that the task would not be easy; Then, Lionel Messi scared two minutes in, with a strong long-distance shot. The ball passed very close to Pedro Gallese’s goal. About 11′, Peru He had a clear chance from a free kick: Luis Abram entered the area as ‘9’; However, he was not precise in the definition.
Close to 30 minutes, the ‘Predator’ – as in the clash against Paraguay in Ciudad del Este – finished from long distance and was about to surprise ‘Dibu’ Martínez. Yes, when it seemed like it was the best moment for the ‘sele’, Lionel Messi appeared and opened the scoring with a great finish (see the first goal of the visit). In the midst of this panorama, the albiceleste technical command had to make its first change: Lucas Martínez Quarta replaced Gonzalo Montiel (due to injury). And before the first round ends, Argentina He hit again and again it was with Messi’s seal (here is his double).
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Regarding the confirmed casualties, Marcos López was ruled out due to an accumulation of yellow cards. Likewise, last Sunday it was revealed that Carlos Zambrano and Christofer Gonzales will not be taken into account for this Tuesday’s crossing after presenting physical problems.
In that sense, Juan Reynoso will have to rearrange his scheme to present the best possible team against the world champion. According to what was learned from the last training session at La Videna, the ‘Chess Player’ would have this lineup in mind: Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Anderson Santamaría, Luis Abram, Nilson Loyola; Andy Polo, Wilder Cartagena, Yoshimar Yotún, Franco Zanelatto; André Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero.
Argentina, for its part, comes into this match after beating Paraguay 1-0 at the Más Monumental stadium. The team led by Lionel Scaloni did not have any problems despite the short score and added nine points so far in the qualifying process, placing itself at the top of the standings as the absolute leader, with two points more than its runner-up, Brazil.
Scaloni precisely appeared with the media after training on Monday and acknowledged that, although the Peruvian National Team is not going through its best moment, it has quality players. Likewise, he clarified that if they trust each other they could have a bad time.
“The Peruvian soccer player culturally is a good player with the ball, when together they are good attacking players. He is not going through a good time but he has gotten out of these situations. He has experience, they know each other and under no circumstances should we think that the match has been won.“, held.
Likewise, the direct coach of the ‘Albiceleste’ gave his opinion on the particular insistence of the Argentine press when referring to the present of Lionel Messi and his continuity in the national team, due to his age. “I don’t understand. Not seeing him play? Let’s stay while he is still there. What a way to think when he is or is not there. It’s still valid, let’s leave it alone. I hope he plays until… We are retiring him, we are going to leave him”, he noted.
What time do Peru vs. play? Argentina?
The match between Peru and Argentina is scheduled for this Tuesday, October 17 at 9:00 pm according to the schedule of the local team, as in Ecuador and Colombia. In Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil The duel will begin at 11:00 pm, in Paraguay, Venezuela and Bolivia at 10:00 pm, in Mexico at 8:00 pm, Meanwhile in Spain at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18.
On which channels to watch the Peru vs. Argentina?
According to the television rights for the 2026 Qualifiers in each South American country, these are the channels that will broadcast the match between Peru and Brazil: ATV (Channel 9), América TV (Channel 4) and Movistar Deportes (003 and 703 HD) in Peru; SportTV in Brazil; AUFTV, Antel TV and DIRECTV in Uruguay; Chilevision and Paramount+ in Chili; TV snail and RCN in Colombia; The Soccer Channel in Ecuador; TyC Sports and Public TV in Argentina; GENE in Paraguay; ByM Sport and Simple TV in Venezuela; and Tigo Sports 3 in Bolivia.
Peru vs. Argentina: possible alignments
- Peru: Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Anderson Santamaría, Luis Abram, Nilson Loyola; Andy Polo, Wilder Cartagena, Yoshimar Yotún, Franco Zanelatto; André Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero.
- Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Nicolás González, Julián Álvarez; Lautaro Martínez.
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