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.

Lionel Messi could miss Argentina’s match against Ecuador on Tuesday.

Messi will be with the Argentina national team and is training for Thuraday’s World Cup qualifier against Venezuela but he could miss Argentina’s last qualifying match. According to Fernando Czyz, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and Messi spoke, Messi told him that he is well but they will decide if he will travel with the team to play against Ecuador.

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 Argentine is expected to be in Argentina at 9:00 pm local time. The Argentina national team trained on Monday behind closed doors and will train on Tuesday.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier.