Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni tested a back line of three in training.

Lionel Scaloni tried a three man back line on Saturday. According to Maximiliano Grillo, Scaloni played a back three and not a back four in training on Saturday. Scaloni will be without Nicolás Tagliafico as he is not fully fit. Here is the rumored line-up:

Emiliano Martínez; Lisandro Martínez, Otamendi, Romero; Nicolás González, Mac Allister, Enzo, De Paul, Simeone; Lautaro Martínez, Messi

The Argentina national team will play Algeria on Tuesday.

The Argentina national team trained on Saturday with Marcos Senesi and Emiliano Martínez.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni held training on Saturday and Marcos Senesi trained with the team for the first time. According to Gastón Edul, Senesi was part of the training and Emiliano Martínez intensified his training and is set to play against Algeria.

Lionel Scaloni had Julián Álvarez, Leandro Paredes, Cristian Romero. Nico Paz, Nicolás González, Nahuel Molina and Gonzalo Montiel all training with the team. Nicolás Tagliafico was the only player working separately.

Szymon Marciniak will referee Argentina against Algeria at the World Cup.

Marciniak is going to be the referee for Argentina on Tuesday. The Polish referee has also previously refereed two of Argentina’s matches.

He was the referee for Argentina against Australia at the 2022 World Cup and he also was the referee of the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France.

Marcos Senesi has spoken about being called up to the Argentina national team for the World Cup.

Senesi is replacing the injured Leonardo Balerdi for the World Cup after initially being left out of the Argentina national team. Speaking to ESPN Argentina, here is what Senesi had to say about being called-up:

“Very happy. First, I would to give a big hug to flaco, it’s a difficult situation for him. A big hug.

“It’s a nice opportunity and I hope to enjoy it to the most. I had been training up to the expectations. I didn’t have contact with anyone up until the last moment.

“One always has hope. I had it until the last moment. I knew it could be a possibility. I was hoping it until the last moment and it happened.

“It’s the dream of any kid when you start playing with the ball in your neighborhood. I have always said that I never see myself singing another anthem that wasn’t the Argentine.

“The first call I made were to my parents.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is set to start four players in midfield against Algeria at the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni could be going with four in midfield. According to Gastón Edul, Scaloni is set to start Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister and Thiago Almada against Algeria.