Lionel Messi starts; Argentina's official starting eleven and how to watch LIVE

Argentina is just a few hours away from playing one of the most important matches of the day. Argentina plays today against Peru, in what will be gameweek number four of the difficult CONMEBOL qualifiers, to qualify for nothing more and nothing less than the 2026 World Cup, played in Mexico, Canada and the United States.

Lionel Messi will start today, as confirmed by Gastón Edul, the Argentine journalist with the most information about the Argentine national team. As expected, these will be the lineups for the match:

Peru: Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Renato Tapia, Luis Abram, Nilson Loyola; Yoshimar Yotún, Wilder Cartagena; Franco Zanelatto, Bryan Reyna, André Carrillo; Paolo Guerrero. Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Nicolás González, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez.

Lionel Scaloni spoke about Messi: What a way to think about when Messi is not there. It's still in effect, let's leave it alone. We are used to doing harakiri alone, it is impressive, we are withdrawing it, it seems... are we all crazy?

Argentina seems local in Peru:

Peruvian fans crowd the hotel where the world champions are staying. Many locals are rooting for Argentina more than for their team. In addition to showing their love for players like Lionel Messi, Emiliano Martínez and 'Cuti' Romero, they sang typical songs of the Argentine fans, such as the popular "Muchachos...", which was a hit in Qatar 2022.