Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his starting eleven against Peru and it’s an attack of Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez.

Lionel Scaloni has made two changes from the team which started Argentina’s 2-1 loss against Paraguay on Thursday. Gonzalo Montiel starts in place of Nahuel Molina and Leonardo Balerdi for Cristian Romero. Here is the starting eleven:

Emiliano Martínez; Montiel, Balerdi, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Messi, Lautaro and Julián Álvarez.

Nicolás Otamendi and Leonardo Balerdi are both set to start for Argentina against Peru on Tuesday.

Otamendi and Balerdi are expected to start for Argentina, with Nicolás Tagliafico and Gonzalo Montiel as the left and right backs. Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will be without Cristian Romero and Nahuel Molina for the match.

Argentina will play Peru on Tuesday in a World Cup qualifier.

The Argentina national team needs a victory against Peru this Tuesday to maintain its position at the top of the FIFA Rankings.

Due to France’s 3-1 win over Italy last Sunday in the UEFA Nations League, Les Bleus would take over the top spot in the FIFA Rankings if La Albiceleste fails to secure a win today.

Here is the current top 10, updated as of October 24, 2024:

1. Argentina: 1889.02 points

2. France: 1851.2 points

3. Spain: 1836.42 points

4. England: 1817.28 points

5. Brazil: 1772.02 points

6. Belgium: 1768.14 points

7. Netherlands: 1759.95 points

8. Portugal: 1752.14 points

9. Colombia: 1738.72 points

10. Italy: 1726.31 points

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni speaks on the players that will be called up.

Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference on Monday about the players that are being called up to the Argentina national team. Speaking at the press conference, here is what he had to say:

“In these 6 games we brought the base of players that gave us the Copa America and there was no time to call other players but from now on (March 2025) we need them to play in their clubs and we will decide by their football level. We always did it this way except this time when we decided in some cases to continue bringing them because they are important.”