Julián Álvarez is set to start for Argentina against Venezuela.
Álvarez is going to be in the starting eleven for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier. According to Gastón Edul, the Argentine will get the start for Lionel Scaloni’s team.
The 25 year old has scored 13 goals in 46 matches with the Argentina national team.
The rumors as to why Messi could miss the match is because of his club Inter Miami. With most of the MLS season already passed, Inter Miami have to qualify for the playoffs and Messi wants to avoid injury.
Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes traiend with the Argentina national team on Tuesday.
Messi, De Paul and Paredes did not train with the Argentina national team on Monday but joined the team for Tuesday’s training. Lionel Scaloni’s team trained behind closed doors with the media having access for the first 15 minutes.
Nicolás Otamendi did not train with the team due to fatigue but will train on Wednesday. Claudio Echeverri and Valentín Carboni did not train with the team but trained with the U20 team.
The Argentina national team will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier.
Alexis Mac Allister will be arriving in Argentina on Tuesday.
Mac Allister is the last player to be joining the Argentina national team. According to Fernando Czyz, Mac Allister’s KLM flight was delayed and he had to take a flight to Paris.
The Argentina national team trained on Monday afternoon as they prepare for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Venezuela.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni had many of his players available as the team trained on Monday for the first time. Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes watched as the rest of the players took part in a training behind closed doors.
Lionel Scaloni did not have everyone available as Nicolás Otamendi and Juan Foyth both arrived after the training. Argentina will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier and will play their last World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, September 9 against Ecuador.