Julián Álvarez is set to start for Argentina vs. Canada at the Copa America.
Álvarez is expected to get the start for Argentina. According to Gastón Edul, the 24 year old will be in the starting eleven.
As we reported, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes and Alexis Mac Allister will all be starting. Lisandro Martínez will start alongside Cristian Romero in place of Nicolás Otamendi.
The Argentina national team will play Canada on Thursday in Atlanta.
Lionel Messi will break one record at the 2024 Copa America and could be breaking two.
Messi presently holds two Copa America records. The first is being the player with the most assists all time at a Copa America with 17 assists.
His second record is for the most assists at a Copa America. At the 2021 Copa America, Messi had five assists, the most any player has been able to have in a single Copa America.
He will be breaking one record in the first match against Canada. Messi has played 34 Copa America matches, a record he shares with Sergio Livingstone. Against Canada, he will be at 35 matches, standing alone with the record of most matches at the Copa America.
There is one record he could break. Messi presently has 13 goals at the Copa America and is four goals away from tying Norberto Méndez of Argentina and Zizinho of Brazil for most Copa America goals, each with 17 goals.
The Argentina national team remain number one in the latest FIFA rankings for June.
Lionel Scaloni’s team played two friendly matches in June and won both. The first was a 1-0 win vs. Ecuador and the second a 4-1 win vs. Guatemala in Washington. Here are the latest FIFA rankings:
1: Argentina
2: France
3: Belgium
4: Brazil
5: England
6: Portugal
7: Netherlands
8: Spain
9: Croatia
10: Italy
Argentina remain number one in the latest FIFA rankings! 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/yBDgqI1cgO
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) June 20, 2024
Alexis Mac Allister is set to start for Argentina vs. Canada at the Copa America.
Mac Allister will reportedly be in the starting eleven. According to Gastón Edul, the Argentina midfield against Canada will be Alexis Mac Allister, Leandro Paredes and Rodrigo De Paul.
The Argentina national team trained on Wednesday for the last time before the team’s match against Canada on Thursday. As reported, Lisandro Martínez is expected to start alongside Cristian Romero, ahead of Nicolás Otamendi.
The Argentina national team trained for the last time before the Copa America match vs. Canada.
Argentina will play their first match of the 2024 Copa America vs. Canada on Thursday and the team trained for the last time on Wednesday. Lionel Scaloni had everyone training, doing exercises with the ball and running drills.
Lionel Scaloni’s team will play their first match at the 2024 Copa America vs. Canada in Atlanta on Thursday.
Reigning Copa America champions Argentina training! 🏆🇦🇷pic.twitter.com/U3S7k8P1pn
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) June 20, 2024
