The Argentina national team will play Zambia on Tuesday with both Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez set to start.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has already confirmed that Lionel Messi will start Tuesday’s match against Zambia. According to Gastón Edul, it will be Julián Álvarez that will start with Messi.

Emiliano Martinez will be the goalkeeper and Scaloni will go with the same back line that started and won the World Cup final. Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi and Nicolás Tagliafico will start.

Lionel Scaloni has one doubt and that is between Leandro Paredes or Rodrigo De Paul to start with Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister and Thiago Almada. Here is the rumored eleven:

Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Enzo, Paredes or De Paul, Mac Allister, Almada; Messi and Julián Álvarez

Nicolás Otamendi is set to start for Argentina against Zambia.

Otamendi will take part in his last match with the Argentina national team in Argentina on Tuesday. According to Gastón Edul, the 38 year old is going to be in the starting eleven for Argentina in their match at La Bombonera.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play their last match in Argentina before the World Cup and this would be Otamendi’s last ever match with the Argentina national team in Argentina. He has played 129 matches with the Argentina national team, winning the World Cup, the Finalissima and two Copa America trophies.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has commented on the list of players for the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference where he stated that Lionel Messi will start for Argentina against Zambia and also spoke about the team. In the same press conference, Scaloni commented on the preliminary list of players for the World Cup. Here is what he had to say:

“The list of 55 has already been sent to AFA, they have to present it to FIFA. I have the list pretty clear but if the performances aren’t up to par, we will take measures.”

The Argentina national team won 2-1 against Mauritania on Friday and will play against Zambia on Tuesday.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has stated that Lionel Messi will start against Zambia.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Zambia on Tuesday and Messi, who started the match against Mauritania on the bench, will start the match for Argentina on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, here is what Scaloni had to say:

“Messi will start tomorrow. I wanted to give Julian a bit of rest and Nico Gonzalez too, to give a chance to other guys.”

Scaloni also commented on the match:

“Let’s hope the team really shows the face we all want again.

“Beyond the names, they’re all good national teams. I don’t take anything for granted, we have to try something else. The idea is to have a fairly well known team to play.

“We have to focus a lot on not losing the intensity, three years have passed since the World Cup, time passes by for everyone. The moments are not the same for every player, in the national team, it is different.

“We are going to compete against whoever it is, that’s the idea. I’d give the team a vote of confidence, I know as a coach that the team is ready.

“Everyone knows what it means to play the last matches, the one’s who have been with us for a while have an advantage because we know them.

“When a national team plays well, it doesn’t matter where it’s from,. We don’t stop to think what continent they are from.”