Alejandro Garnacho is now fully tied to the Argentina national team.
Garnacho was born in Spain but per the FIFA rules, once a player under the age of 21 plays three matches with a national team, he is tied to that team. The 19 year old came on as a substitute for Nicolás González in Argentina’s 3-0 win vs. Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers.
The winger played his first match with the Argentina national team against Australia and his second against Indonesia, both matches in June.
Ángel Di María had two assists as Argentina got the 3-0 win vs. Bolivia.
Argentina made it two wins out of two with a win at altitude in La Paz with Enzo Fernández, Nicolás Tagliafico and Nicolás González scoring. Ángel Di María played a low pass into the penalty area which found Enzo Fernández as he scored from close range to give Argentina the 1-0 lead.
Bolivia would get a red card when Cristian Romero was tackled in the first half.
Di María made it two assists off a free kick. He would cross it into the penalty area and Nicolás Tagliafico would head the ball to make it 2-0 for the World Cup champions.
Exequiel Palacios was substituted on for Rodrigo De Paul in the second half. Argentina would get one more goal in the match.
Nicolás González would make it 3-0 for Argentina as the ball fell to him inside the penalty area and he would score with a near post effort.
Lionel Scaloni brought on Lautaro Martínez, Leandro Paredes and Alejandro Garnacho. With no Lionel Messi in the match, Argentina have now made it six points to start off the World Cup qualifiers.
ENZO FERNÁNDEZ SCORES AND IT'S 1-0 ARGENTINA!pic.twitter.com/mq8LSenObR
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 12, 2023
Nicolás Tagliafico with his first goal for Argentina!pic.twitter.com/9kAmvzGohN
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 12, 2023
Nicolás González scores for Argentina!pic.twitter.com/Yj20OXHJiS
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 12, 2023
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his starting eleven and Lionel Messi does not make the bench.
Lionel Messi does not start and is not on the bench for Argentina for their World Cup qualifying match vs. Bolivia. Ángel Di María starts and Ángel Correa will wear the number 10 shirt. Here is the starting eleven:
Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Enzo, Mac Allister; Di María, Julián Álvarez, Nicolás González
Lionel Messi could be starting on the bench for Argentina vs. Bolivia.
Messi only trained for the first 15 minutes on Monday and he has been a doubt to start for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying match. According to Gastón Edul, as of now, Messi would be starting on the bench for Argentina.
Fans in Bolivia let off fireworks at 3:00 am in front of the Argentina national team’s hotel in La Paz as they tried to get some rest for Tuesday’s game. Per TyC Sports, this could be the starting eleven:
Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Leandro Paredes or Alexis Mac Allister; Ángel Di María, Nicolás González or Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez or Julián Álvarez.
Fireworks outside the Argentina team hotel at 3:00 am in Bolivia.pic.twitter.com/5xy0rRwwM8
— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) September 12, 2023
There are 15 players with the Argentina national team that have never played in the altitude in Bolivia.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni and his team will be playing in the altitude of La Paz, at 3600 meters above sea level, on Tuesday in a World Cup qualifying match. There will be several players in the team who will be playing there for the first time. Here are the names:
Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez
Juan Musso
Walter Benítez
Defenders:
Nahuel Molina
Cristian Romero
Marcos Senesi
Germán Pezzella
Lisandro Martínez
Juan Foyth
Midfielders:
Enzo Fernández
Facundo Buonanotte
Alexis Mac Allister
Forwards:
Julián Álvarez
Nicolás González
Alejandro Garnacho
Argentina will play Bolivia on Tuesday at 4:00 pm local time in a World Cup qualifier.
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