After beating Chile 1-0, in Santiago, the Argentine National Team, with Lionel Messi at the head, prepares in Buenos Aires the match against Colombia, on Tuesday. EFE/ Juan Ignacio Roncoroni
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Lionel Messi is emerging as head of the Argentine National Team to face Colombia on Tuesday at the game of the sixteenth day of the Conmebol qualifiers, at the Monumental Stadium of Buenos Aires.
In this way, the captain of the Albiceleste will return to the starting eleven five days after the match in Santiago, Chile that began on the bench and in which he only participated in the last minutes. His team won 1-0.
The Allbizeleste template returned to work this Saturday at the Lionel Messi site of the Buenos Aires town of Ezeiza. With three Sub-20 youth as guests: Ian Subiabre, Valentino Acuña and Maher Carrizo, the leading team of the qualifiers with 34 points began to prepare the confrontation with Colombia, which on Friday tied in Barranquilla 0-0 with Peru and occupies the sixth box, with 21 units.
Other players who can return after having completed sanction date are Nicolás Otamendi, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernández and Nicolás González.
The Nicolás Tagliafico party will be lost due to accumulation of yellow cards and Giovani Lo Celso due to a muscle injury.
Argentina, the only classified in Conmebol
The world champion and Bicampeone of America leads the classification of the South American qualifiers and is the only selection of the region that has already guaranteed its presence in the next World Cup.
After his commitment to Colombia, Argentina will have two dates of these qualifiers in September: before Venezuela at home and then travel to Guayaquil to face Ecuador.
Colombia will play on September 9 at home against Bolivia and the 14 will close facing Venezuela, in Maturín.
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