Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni had his team train on Tuesday and he could be thinking of going with a midfield of four players or a front three.

Lionel Scaloni started Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez against Bolivia, with all three players scoring. Against Paraguay on Thursday, he could be thinking of starting the same three in attack.

Another option for Scaloni is to play a midfield of four players. The midfield four would be Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister and one of Leandro Paredes, Gio Lo Celso or Thiago Almada. These two would be the rumored eleven:

Martínez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Mac Allister, Paredes or Lo Celso or Almada; Messi, Álvarez or Lautaro Martínez

Martínez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Mac Allister; Messi, Lautaro Martínez, Julián Álvarez

Cristian Romero and Nicolás Otamendi will both start for Argentina.

Romero and Otamendi are going to start for Argentina against Paraguay on Thursday. According to Gastón Edul, they will start in front of Emiliano Martínez.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has not decided on if he will play with four midfielders or with three forwards.

Lisandro Martínez will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifying matches.

Martínez will miss the two matches against Paraguay and Peru. According to Gastón Edul, the 26 year old will miss the two games due to a knock he suffered while with Manchester United.

Nicolás González is also out for Argentina due to injury, as is Germán Pezzella for the two matches. Facundo Medina has been called up for the two World Cup qualifying games.

The Argentina national team will play Paraguay on Thursday and Peru on Tuesday. Here are the players that have been called-up:

Goalkeepers:

Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa

Gerónimo Rulli – Olympique Marseille

Walter Benítez – PSV Eindhoven

Defenders:

Gonzalo Montiel – Sevilla

Nahuel Molina – Atlético Madrid

Cristian Romero – Tottenham Hotspur

Leonardo Balerdi – Olympique Marseille

Facundo Medina – Lens

Nicolás Otamendi – Benfica

Nehuén Pérez – Porto

Nicolás Tagliafico – Lyon

Midfielders:

Leandro Paredes – AS Roma

Alexis Mac Allister – Liverpool

Rodrigo De Paul – Atlético Madrid

Exequiel Palacios – Bayer Leverkusen

Enzo Fernández – Chelsea

Giovani Lo Celso – Real Betis

Enzo Barrenechea – Valencia

Thiago Almada – Botafogo

Nicolás Paz – Como 1907

Facundo Buonanotte – Leicester City

Forwards:

Alejandro Garnacho – Manchester United

Lionel Messi – Inter Miami

Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan

Julián Álvarez – Atlético Madrid

Valentín Castellanos – Lazio

The Argentina national team trained for the first time in November for their World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni had most of his players available on Monday and the team trained for the first time ahead of their match on Thursday. Scaloni was without Nicolás Tagliafico, Alejandro Garnacho, Lautaro Martínez, Nehuen Pérez, Valentín Castellanos and Nicolás Otamendi, who will be joining the team on Tuesday.

Scaloni’s team will play Paraguay in a World Cup qualifying match on Thursday and will play Peru on Tuesday.

World Cup champions Argentina are back in training! 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/fEQqkRDmBf

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) November 12, 2024