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 at the press conference the coach gave hints about how he will line up the team, the clearest being Messi’s place in the starting eleven, after he began on the bench against Mauritania.

Friday’s rotation was to “give other youngsters a chance”, as the coach himself explained, and today he will field a lineup with most of the starters. Therefore, Emiliano Martínez will play, and the defense will consist of 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, just minutes before kickoff, Leandro Paredes came in as the third midfielder. The Boca captain won the battle over Rodrigo De Paul. Finally, the attack will feature 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’s 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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