With several starters, Argentina's line-up for final World Cup warm-up | OneFootball

After Friday’s match, Lionel Scaloni gave all the players time off and granted them 36 hours of rest, so they met again on Monday morning to resume training, and in the press conference the coach gave some clues about how he would line up the team, the clearest being Messi’s place in the starting eleven, after beginning on the bench against Mauritania.

Friday’s rotation was to “give other youngsters a chance”, as the coach himself explained, and for today he will field a team made up mostly of starters. Therefore, Emiliano Martínez will play, and the defense will be Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi and Nicolás Tagliafico.

The midfield is confirmed: it had been known early on that Enzo Fernández and Alexis Mac Allister would start and, minutes before kickoff, Leandro Paredes came in as the third midfielder. The Boca captain won the battle over Rodrigo De Paul. Lastly, the attack will be made up of Messi, Julián Álvarez and Thiago Almada, although José López is expected to get some minutes in place of the Atlético Madrid forward.

Argentina national team confirmed lineup

Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, Leandro Paredes; Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Thiago Almada. Coach: Lionel Scaloni.

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