Peru national football team vs Argentina national football team lineups and how to watch the match LIVE

Lionel Messi and Argentina are already ready for the match against Peru. After beating Paraguay and placing first in the group, Argentina is now trying to establish itself as the main candidate to be in first place, even above Brazil, who tied 1-1 against Venezuela. The starting lineups are are out and the starting XI for Argentina looks decent.

The South American qualifiers are about to begin the fourth day of activities. The match between the Peruvian National Team and its counterpart from Argentina is scheduled to take place this Tuesday, October 17. This match is the fifth of the five that are usually played on each day of the Conmebol qualifiers.

Argentina and Peru will face each other in Peru at the Estadio Nacional. In addition to what has already been mentioned, the match is the fifth of the five matches scheduled for that date. Therefore, it could be said that he will be in charge of closing the actions of the fourth date of the playoffs.

After winning the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina played four friendly matches to celebrate the huge win, the third World Cup in the national team's history. The first match as World Champions was against Panama. Argentina won 2-0 with goals from Thiago Almada in the 78th minute and Lionel Messi in the 89th minute. The second friendly match was against Curacao in an outstanding 7-0 win. Messi scored a hat trick as he scored in the 20th, the 33rd, and the 37th minute of the match. Nico Gonzalez scored in the 23rd minute of the match, while Enzo Fernandez scored in the 35th minute. Angel Di Maria scored in the 78th minute of the match, while Gonzalo Montiel scored the seventh goal of the night in the 87th minute. Montiel is a hero for Argentine fans as he scored the decisive penalty to crown them champions in Qatar against France. Argentina also defeated Australia and Indonesia in two other friendlies. Argentina beat Australia 2-0 and beat Indonesia 2-0.

Argentina is the clear favorite to top the World Cup qualification table, as they are the current World Cup Champions after winning the 2022 World Cup. In the World Cup Final, Argentina played against France in an intense match that will be remembered for many years. Argentina and France drew 3-3 after extra time, and then Argentina won 4-2 on penalties. Argentina believes that they could go back to back as the 2026 World Cup seems exciting for their team to flourish even more. Players like Enzo Fernandez, Julian Alvarez, Alejandro Garnacho, and more will only get better and gain more experience in the highest level of European football.

Argentina won their first three qualifying matches of the World Cup this year. The World Cup champions defeated Ecuador 1-0 in the first match of the World Cup qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup that will take place in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the match as he scored his 104th goal for the Argentina national team with a wonderful free kick. The Argentine icon put the ball into the top left corner, leaving the keeper hopeless. The game was played at the Estadio Mas Monumental. The second match of the World Cup qualification match was against Bolivia in the Estadio Hernando Siles. Argentine managed to survive La Paz as they won 3-0 with Lionel Messi.

The goalscorers of the match were Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Tagliafico, and Nicolas Gonzalez. Angel Di Maria provided two assists in the match. Fernandez scored the first goal of the match in the 31st minute of the game. He was assisted by Di Maria. The second goal arrived in the 42nd minute as Tagliafico scored and was assisted by Di Maria again for the second time. In the 83rd minute, Gonzalez scored the third goal of the match as Exequiel Palacios assisted him to make it 3-0 for the World Champions.

Before the Peru match, Argentina played Paraguay at the Estadio Mas Monumental. Nicolas Otamendi scored in the 3rd minute of the match as he was assisted by Rodrigo de Paul. That was the only goal of the match as Argentina won 1-0. Lionel Messi did not play in the first half but he came on the pitch in the 53rd minute of the match. Messi didn't score but he made his impact be felt as he completed the most dribbles in the match with two and he hit the woodwork one time in three total shots taken. Argentina feels prepared to take on Peru at the Estadio Nacional de Lima in Lima, Peru. Lionel Messi is expected to start as Argentina wants to continue winning their matches in the qualification stage for the 2026 World Cup, which is less than three years away.

Peru national football team vs Argentina national football team lineups

These are the team news of both national teams: The Peru lineup is: Pedro Gallese, Miguel Trauco, Luis Abram, Carlos Zambrano, Aldo Corzo, Pedro Aquino, Yoshimar Yotún, Andy Polo, Christofer Gonzáles, Luis Advíncula and Paolo Guerrero.

The Starting Xi for Argentina: Emiliano Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico, Nicolás Otamendi, Cristian Romero, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo de Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández, Nicolás González, Angel Di María and Julián Álvarez. Lautaro Martinez is expected to be on the bench. This match will also be a preparation for the Copa America 2024 and for the group stage. The Copa America group for each team will be very different, and this may be the last time they could fully prepare for the tournament next summer.

The prediction for this match is Peru 0-2 Argentina. Coach Lionel Scaloni will look to continue to thrive in the World Cup qualifying stages as Uruguay and Brazil look to attempt to catch them up in the standings.

How to watch the match live?

According to AS.US, Argentina vs Peru live match will be broadcasted on Fanatiz platform.