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Argentina vs Colombia: the Albiceleste will be without Messi and with 4 more important absences

By Wilian Estrella

Scaloni's team will be without several of the players that make up its backbone.

Scaloni's team will be without several of the players that make up its backbone.

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Today the World Cup Qualifiers will be red hot and with duels such as Argentina vs Colombia, in which the Albiceleste will be without Messi and with 4 more important absences that make up its backbone.

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Even so, this scenario does not seem to take away the dream of the Argentine national soccer team, which has already qualified for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which could be Lionel Messi's last.

However, his absence is not the only concern for Argentina's coach, as he will not be able to count on 4 of the players he considers the backbone of his team.

Who are the 4 players who will not be able to play today in Argentina vs Colombia match?

Rodrigo De Paul, Nicolás Tagliafico, Leandro Paredes, and Nicolás Otamendi, key players of the Argentina National Team, which is in second place in the South American qualifiers and has already qualified for the World Cup in Qatar 2022 with 32 points. 

And although the team is not playing for qualification in the match against the team coached by Reinaldo Rueda, it does not mean that they will play this game in a half tank. 

In fact, throughout the World Cup Qualifiers, the Argentineans have been an unstoppable tank and this match will be no exception

What is the reason for the absence of the 4 Argentine players who will not play Argentina vs Colombia?

In the 2-1 victory of the Argentine National Team against Chile, the players had already received yellow cards for the match, which became quite violent in some parts, and they were shown the yellow card that will deprive them of playing with the Colombian National Team.

Therefore, the aforementioned players traveled to Europe to report to their respective teams, while the Argentinean coach will have to make some changes and try to ensure that the absence of these 5 players is not reflected in the scoreboard.

Most likely, Scaloni will replace Nicolás Otamendi with Germán Pezzella, while in the absence of Tagliafico, the solution may be to field Marcos Acuña

For the absence of Leandro Paredes, the option could be Guido Rodríguez, while in the absence of Rodrigo de Paul, the answer would be Giovani Lo Celso.

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Can the Albiceleste maintain their unbeaten record in Argentina vs Colombia?

Although the challenge of reaching the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has already been more than met by the squad coached by Scaloni, the real challenge for the Albiceleste will be to maintain their unbeaten run since their last defeat.

This took place at the Copa America 2019, where they lost to Brazil and were eliminated in the semifinal of the tournament, this being the last occasion in which the team would be defeated. 

From then on, the Argentine national team took a new breath and under the guidance of Sacaloni, they have had a World Cup Qualifiers in which they have advanced without major problems.

Therefore, the real challenge for the coach will be to keep the undefeated record and win with authority. 

On the part of the Colombian soccer team, the challenge will be to win at all costs in order to climb in the standings, where they are sixth with 17 points, 3 units away from the fourth place that gives direct access to the next World Cup.


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