Argentina vs. Peru reside rating, updates, highlights from CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier

The reduced-capacity crowd on the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires will likely be anticipating nothing lower than a repetition of the present that Lionel Messi and reigning South American champions Argentina placed on Sunday in opposition to Uruguay in a 3-0 win. However they might not have such a prepared participant in visiting Peru.

Whereas Argentina is sitting fairly in second place within the South American World Cup qualifying standings, which might give it a direct ticket to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Peru (eighth place, 11 factors) is scraping simply to remain alive for the playoff spot that is granted to fifth place.

Coached by Argentine Ricardo Gareca, Peru will likely be trying to make life robust on Argentina and attempt to come away with no less than a draw, particularly given the absence of a number of of their most influential gamers.

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Argentina vs. Peru reside updates, highlights from World Cup qualifier

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forty first min.: YELLOW CARD – Yoshi Yotun will get it for kicking Leandro Paredes. Robust participant to take ball from.

thirty ninth min.: Di Maria once more with an opportunity however he isn’t correct with the shot. Each alternative that goes by the wayside provides Peru extra confidence.

thirty seventh min.: Free kick for Argentina 25 yards out is punched away by Pedro Gallese after which there’s an offside on the follow-up. Peru resisting.

thirty fifth min.: Orderly defending by Peru thus far. Even a free kick earned on the best facet was snagged by Peru ‘keeper Pedro Gallese. Argentina staying affected person, however this would possibly not be straightforward. Peru is giving up some harmful free kicks across the space.

twenty eighth min.: Argentina ahead Lautaro Martinez picked up an ankle knock and he is making an attempt to shake it off after some remedy. Not excellent news for Argentina.

twenty sixth min.: Peru is letting Argentina have the flanks, however it’s stopping fast mixtures and penetration down the center. Peru seems to be snug defending thus far.

twenty fourth min.: Angel Di Maria likelihood! A cross comes from the best facet and he is on the far submit and fires it manner huge on the volley. If he places it on purpose it could have been bother for Peru’s Gallese.

twenty first min.: What an opportunity for Lapadula! He runs onto a ball within the Argentina field and tries to the touch it previous Dibu Martinez, however he cannot get sufficient contact and it is a straightforward save. Finest likelihood of the sport.

18th min.: The masked ahead, Lapadula, is a one-man wrecking crew for Peru whereas the remainder of his teammates sit again. In the meantime, Angel Di Maria thought he earned a nook kick, however it seems he was offside. He does not like the decision.

ninth min.: Messi earns a free kick and it is delivered into the field the place Cuti Romero heads residence, however he is offside. The VAR test took some time.

fifth min.: Peru with the primary prolonged spell of possession and Yoshimar Yotun earns a free kick about 20 yards out. Lapadula places his laces by way of it and Dibu Martinez has to provide you with a giant save.

4th min.: What a go by Messi! He feeds Di Maria huge left and the cross goes throughout the face of purpose, identical to De Paul’s. Argentina firing warning photographs.

1st min.: We’re off and simply 40 seconds into the match Rodrigo De Paul sends a cross proper throughout the six-yard field, however there aren’t any teammates there to take benefit.

7:34 p.m.: Distinctive rendition of the Argentine anthem. Peru’s follows:

7:05 p.m.: The stadium seems to be full:

6:50 p.m.: The scenes across the Monumental in Buenos Aires:

6:24 p.m.: Peru arriving on the Estadio Monumental:

Argentina vs. Peru: Lineups

Head coach Lionel Scaloni has a full squad obtainable for choice and, as traditional together with his lineups, he has a number of interchangeable components — such is the aggressive stage of Argentina’s roster. Stories indicated the lone harm concern was left again Marcos Acuna, however he recovered from the muscle harm that saved him out of the victory in opposition to Uruguay. At proper again, no break for Nahuel Molina, who began the opposite two matches on this October window.

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Argentina projected beginning lineup (4-3-3, left to proper): 23-Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez-GK — 8-Marcos Acuna, 19-Nicolas Otamendi, 13-Cristian Romero, 21-Nahuel Molina — 20-Giovani Lo Celso, 5-Leandro Paredes, 7-Rodrigo De Paul — 10-Lionel Messi, 22-Lautaro Martinez, 11-Angel Di Maria

Argentina projected subs: 1-Franco Armani-GK, 12-Esteban Andrada, 2-Lisandro Martinez, 6-German Pezzella, 3-Nicolas Tagliafico, 4-Gonzalo Montiel, 18-Guido Rodriguez, 14-Exequiel Palacios, 17-Lucas Alario, 9-Angel Correa, 16-Joaquin Correa, 15-Nicolas Gonzalez

(Not in squad: Juan Musso-GK, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Facundo Medina, Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Dominguez, Juan Foyth, Alejandro “Papu” Gomez)

Peru will likely be with out quite a few starting-caliber gamers: Paolo Guerrero, Renato Tapia, Edison Flores, Andre Carrillo and Luis Advincula, who joined the record with a muscle pressure. Sergio Pena did not make the squad; Christofer Gonzales will begin in midfield.

Peru projected beginning lineup (4-2-3-1, left to proper): 1-Pedro Gallese-GK — 6-Miguel Trauco, 22-Alexander Callens, 5-Carlos Zambrano, 4-Jhilmar Lora — 19-Yoshimar Yotun, 23-Pedro Aquino — 11-Raziel Garcia, 16-Christofer Gonzales, 8-Christian Cueva — 9-Gianluca Lapadula

Peru projected subs: 21-Jose Carvallo-GK, 12-Carlos Caceda-GK, 3-Marcos Lopez, 2-Luis Abram, 7-Miguel Araujo, 15-Christian Ramos, 13-Wilder Cartagena, 10-Jefferson Farfan, 14-Gabriel Costa, 18-Santiago Ormeno, 20-Horacio Calcaterra, 17-Alex Valera

(Not in squad: Sergio Pena, Oslimg Mora)

watch Argentina vs. Peru

• Date: Thursday, Oct. 14
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Streaming: fuboTV

Argentina vs. Peru and each World Cup qualifying match in South America will be streamed solely on fuboTV  in English and Spanish.

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Argentina vs. Peru: Betting odds & prediction

Odds courtesy of DraftKings

Choose: Underneath 2.75 Asian complete objectives (+105)

Particularly in mild of their absences, Peru will doubtless intention to get out of city with a draw. That may require a conservative technique predicated on interrupting the circulate of the sport. You don’t wish to get in a observe meet in opposition to Argentina’s transition recreation.

For an instance of what to doubtlessly count on, take Peru’s highway recreation in Brazil in September: 29 mixed fouls, 9 complete yellow playing cards and solely 5 complete photographs on course. Within the October 2017 scoreless attract Buenos Aires, additionally with Gareca as its coach, Peru solely took two photographs.

The beneath 2.5 complete objectives (+125) has a shot on this recreation, however the Asian complete is a safer play. In Peru’s previous 9 qualifiers, solely two have seen three or extra objectives. Two of Argentina’s 5 residence qualifiers have gone over. And when these two groups performed in Peru in November 2020, it was a 2-0 Argentina win.

The beneath 2.75 Asian complete refunds half the guess if it’s precisely a three-goal recreation.

Prediction: Argentina 2, Peru 0

• Moneyline: Argentina -575 | Draw +650 | Peru +1600
• Unfold: Argentina -2.5 (+145) | Peru +2.5 (-190)
• O/U 2.5 complete objectives: Over -155 | Underneath +125
• Each groups to attain: Sure +180 | No -240