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After an important week of training at the Florida Blue Training Center in Fort Lauderdale, Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team will face Ecuador on Sunday At Soldier Field in Chicago. Before the expected confrontation, the latest reports indicate this No albiceleste It will start with an updated lineup and Messi will start the match on the bench.

According to a report by journalist Gaston Idol for TC Sports,Lionel Scaloni confirmed that the Argentine captain will sit on the bench Before coming in the break for Play the entire second period. As a result of this tactical switch, it is expected that coach A The duo of Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez in the attackwith the idea that the City striker can land in those spaces usually occupied by Messi.

Who will play for Argentina against Ecuador?

Scaloni’s goal is Carefully distribute minutes to all his players So that they arrive at the tournament in excellent physical condition for the 2024 Copa America. However, despite the concern of not seeing the former Barcelona man, coach Lionel Scaloni was quick to calm the atmosphere: “People will be able to see Messi tomorrow. He’ll be playing for a while certainly. We will consider the minutes each player logged to be good on his debut [in the Copa América]”.

Possible Argentina lineup According to the TyC website, the Ecuador match is scheduled to be as follows:

The amazing performance of the Argentine national team after winning the tournament Copa America 2021 and the final against Italy and the World Cup Qatar 2022 Leading many to believe that the competition between CONMEBOL and CONCACAF is the perfect opportunity The Scaloni project will continue to grow at a significant pace Before the 2026 World Cup.

The first friendly match will be vs. Ecuador this Sunday (7 p.m. ET) While the The second match will be against Guatemala’s Luis Fernando Tena On Friday, June 14, less than a week before the start of the 2024 Copa America against the Canadian national team led by Jesse Marsh. The rest of the group stage matches will witness facing Chile on June 25 (MetLife Stadium) and Peru on June 29 (Hard Rock Stadium).