Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez both start for Argentina vs. Ecuador with Lionel Messi on the bench.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is starting both Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez with Ángel Di María in attack against Ecuador. Lionel Messi will start the match on the bench but Scaloni stated in a press conference that Messi will play.

Emiliano Martínez starts with a change in the back line as Montiel, Romero, Lisandro and Acuña all start. Scaloni is going with a midfield of Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes and Gio Lo Celso. Here is the starting eleven:

Emiliano Martínez; Montiel, Romero, Lisandro, Acuña; De Paul, Paredes, Lo Celso; Álvarez, Lautaro and Di María.

Nahuel Molina, Germán Pezzella and Guido Rodríguez do not make the bench for Argentina.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has his starting eleven in mind against Ecuador and has stated that Lionel Messi will play.

Lionel Scaloni did not say if Messi is going to start against Ecuador but did say he will be playing. Emiliano Martínez is set to start with a modified back line.

The midfield is expected to be one that Lionel Scaloni has started several times and both Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez are set to start. Here is the rumored eleven:

Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Lisandro, Acuña; Di María, De Paul, Paredes, Lo Celso; Álvarez, Lautaro Martínez

The match takes place in Chicago, Illinois at Soldier Field.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has stated that Alejandro Garnacho and Valentín Carboni will give a lot to the team.

Lionel Scaloni spoke about the two young players and how they will give a lot for Argentina. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday in Chicago, here is what Scaloni had to say about the two players:

“Garnacho and Carboni excite us a lot. In the future, they are going to give us a lot.”

The Argentina national team will play against Ecuador on Sunday in Chicago, Illinois.