THE SELECTIONS OF Uruguay and Argentina They will face this March 21 in a new classic of Rioplatense football, which brings traditional rivals to obtain an early passage to the North American World Cup 2026.
The match in Montevideo, on the 13th of the 18 of the South American Qualifiers, will start at 17.30 (from Guatemala) in a centenary stadium full, with More than fifty thousand spectators and exhausted entries.
“Both teams are going through a good moment in the competition,” FIFA said on its website, noting that both Argentina and Uruguay “They need to win their games to finish taking off and start reserving your passage to the tournament that will be played next year in the United States, Mexico and Canada. “
Argentina, who heads regional ranking with 25 units, a triumph, or even a draw, would leave it to the edge of the classification, which could be completed on date 14 next week, when he plays from local against Brazil.
Where to see the Uruguay vs Argentina in Guatemala
For both days, the “Scaloneta”, in force champion of the world and America, will not have its star Lionel Messi, the top scorer in these qualifiers (with six goals), disaffected by a muscular discomfort.
Lautaro Martínez, Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Montiel will not be on health issues.
Argentina and Uruguay were last measured on November 16, 2023, when those led by Marcelo Bielsa imposed 2-0 in La Bombonera, with goals from Ronald Araujo and Darwin Núñez. This March 21 the party may be seen through several platforms such as Sky Sports and Tigo Sports.
It was a historic victory for the Charrúas. In the Rioplatense duels, statistics are in favor of Argentina, which achieved 92 wins against 60 of Uruguay and 46 draws.
Probable Alignments of Uruguay vs Argentina
Uruguay: Sergio Rochet; Ronald Araújo, José María Giménez, Mathías Olivera; Federico Valverde, Maximiliano Araújo; Rodrigo Bentancur, Nicolás de la Cruz, Giorgian de Arrascaeta; Darwin Núñez, Brian Rodríguez or Facundo Pellistri. DT: Marcelo Bielsa.
Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo de Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Nicolás González, Giuliano Simeone and Julián Álvarez. DT: Lionel Scaloni.