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Enzo Barrenechea and Facundo Buonanotte do not make Argentina bench

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Enzo Barrenechea and Facundo Buonanotte both did not make the Argentina bench.

Barrenechea and Buonanotte will not be on the Argentina national team bench for their World Cup qualifying match against Peru. Lionel Scaloni has left both players out of the team. Here is the starting eleven:

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

Argentina to wear retro kit against Peru in World Cup qualifier

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The Argentina national team will be wearing a retro Adidas kit against Peru in their World Cup qualifier.

Argentina will play Peru on Tuesday wearing the Adidas 50 years of partnership kit, a kit they will wear only once. In a traditional sky blue and white stripes, it includes the AFA badge without the three stars.

Argentina starting XI vs. Peru, Lionel Messi starts

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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 to start for Argentina

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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.

Argentina to win vs. Perú to remain at the top of the FIFA Rankings

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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