Argentina will seek to take another step towards Qatar 2022 and will try to put Uruguay in trouble in the classic: time, TV and formations

The new edition of the Rio de La Plata classic will have an extra seasoning this time beyond facing two friends like Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez one more time. Argentina will seek to go one step further towards Qatar 2022, but in return it could leave Uruguay on the ledge of the qualifying positions with seven dates remaining for the closing of the South American Qualifiers. It should be noted that this duel corresponds to the 5th day of the World Cup qualifier and it had to be suspended in the past due to the pandemic.

From 8.30 pm, with a 50% capacity and available tickets sold out, the Monumental Stadium will open its doors to host the interesting derby that comes to be played in June this year during the Copa América 2021 and ended with a victory for the Albiceleste 1-0 with both Papu Gómez.

Those commanded by Lionel Scaloni they still await the resolution of the match against Brazil of the sixth date that was suspended, but anyway they are located in the second position of the table with 19 units, eight less than Verdeamarela who leads the tournament, but six more from the playoff spot.

The Celeste will arrive in Argentina with an extra challenge: He has not been able to beat the Albiceleste with Messi on the court. However, there is a hidden detail in those statistics: in the six Argentine triumphs and three draws equals the 2011 Copa América which ended with a resounding Uruguayan victory on penalties for those quarterfinals. Currently, those of Tabárez march in the fourth position with 16 points, just two more than a Colombia that is in the playoffs. To top it off, the next Thursday he will have another risk visit in Brazil against the relentless leader of the Playoffs.

Beyond a tenuous concern that there was in the previous one for the physical state of Lionel Messi Faced with such a loaded schedule, the eyes of the Argentine DT will be on what happens with Lautaro Martinez and Marcos Acuña, the two headdresses that he has in the previous game.

“We could not count on him, we still cannot guarantee it 100%. Whoever plays we are calm because the team’s performance was satisfactory “said about him Toro in the press conference he offered in the preview of the engagement, recalling that Martínez – nominated for the Ballon d’Or – was left out of the tie against Paraguay. “The Egg came out because of a nuisance. I am not of the idea of ​​taking players onto the field who cannot provide us with security “He added about the Sevilla man. There is also a question mark on the right side with the battle between Nahuel Molina and Gonzalo Montiel for the position.

By the side celeste, Master Tabárez will not be able to count on Rodrigo Bentancur (received the second yellow and will have to purge a suspension), nor with Jose Maria Gimenez and Giorgian de Arrascaeta, who suffered an injury to the right adductor and right anterior rectus respectively. Everything indicates that Ronald Araujo He will be at the bottom from the start, although there is still no certainty about the replacements of the two midfielders.

“You have to control and offend in a different way. You also have to make quick decisions and go with everything, convinced that all the games in the Qualifiers are difficult and this is one of the most difficult, but it is possible, ”Tabárez analyzed in a conference about this presentation.

After this presentation, Argentina will close the triple qualifying date against Peru next Thursday at Monumental from 8.30pm. So far, Scaloni has been undefeated in 23 games – he lost for the last time in the semifinals of the Copa América 2019 against Brazil – but he is still far from the best streak (33) that he had. Coco Basil between 1991 y1993.

PROBABLE FORMATIONS

Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel or Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Acuña or Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso; Ángel Di Maríab, Lautaro Martínez and Lionel Messi. DT: Lionel Scaloni

Uruguay: Fernando Muslera; Nahitan Nández, Ronald Araújo, Diego Godín, Matías Viña; Federico Valverde, Lucas Torreira, Matías Vecino; Nicolás De La Cruz, Brian Rodríguez and Luis Suárez. DT: Óscar Tabárez.

Stadium: Monumental (Argentina)

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Schedule: 20.30

Television: TyC Sports and Public TV

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