Argentina VS Peru – Prediction

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Prediction: Argentina 2-0 Peru
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Argentina, the World Champions, are ready to play their last game of the year tonight. They are all set to welcome Peru tonight in Buenos Aires to play their 12th game in the World Cup qualifiers. Argentina have had a great time since Lionel Scaloni joined as the head coach. They have won every possible trophy, two Copa America and the FIFA World Cup, under Lionel Scaloni.

Argentina, no doubt, are still one of the strongest teams in the world right now. But they have suffered two defeats in their last four games in the Qualifiers, making the fans concerned about the upcoming World Cup. Argentina suffered a shock defeat against Paraguay in their previous game despite taking the lead first. Yet, Albiceleste is at the top of the table with 22 points, three ahead of Uruguay.

“Defeats do worry me, in the sense that we don’t like to lose, but depending on the way we lose, I stop worrying. Nobody likes to lose, that’s obvious. We have to know that we can lose. Many times we got the best result, but it’s part of football and life, to recover,” said manager Scaloni.

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Lionel Messi will surely start tonight against Peru as he is desperate to end the year with a win. But Argentine boss Lionel Scaloni has to think about his defensive lineup as Lisandro Martinez is unavailable due to an injury, while Christian Romero also picked up a foot injury during the match against Paraguay. He has not recovered and will miss the game. As a result, Leonardo Balerdi has a strong possibility to start with Nicolas Otamendi in the heart of Argentina’s defense.

Rodrigo de Paul, Enzo Fernandez, and Mac Allister are likely to continue in the midfield, while Lionel Messi will lead the attack along with Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez.

Man United’s star boy Alejandro Garnacho is likely to start from the bench. “The message is to be calm, they are young, we trust them a lot and, when the time comes, we will put them in,” Scaloni talked about the young players of Argentina.

As for Peru, they do not have new injury concerns following their last game against Chile. Therefore, the manager is likely to play with the same squad against Argentina. However, the return of Paolo Guerrero remains uncertain as he has not recovered fully as of now.

Possible Lineup for Argentina:

E Martinez; Molina, Balerdi, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Fernandez; Messi, Mac Allister, Alvarez; L Martinez

Possible Lineup for Peru:

Caceda; Corzo, Araujo, Callens; Polo, Sonne, Cartagena, Pena, Advincula; Guerrero, Valera

Prediction: Argentina 2-0 Peru

Argentina are more than desperate to bounce back following their shock defeat against Paraguay. Scaloni is very serious about tonight’s game, so as is Lionel Messi. Additionally, Argentina will have massive support from the stadium.

On the other hand, Peru scored only three goals in 11 matches in the qualifiers while conceding 14. So it should be almost impossible for Peru to beat Argentina tonight away from home.