Comments and predictions for Argentina vs Colombia: Messi will overwhelm the away team

Latest Argentina vs Colombia team information

Julian Alvarez continued to leave his mark with a goal against Chile, taking his total number of goals in the qualifying round to four, and the Man City striker is becoming an important factor in Argentina's attack.

Lionel Messi, who came on for Nico Paz in the second half, could return to the starting line-up on Tuesday. The superstar has six goals in qualifying and remains the team's indispensable leader.

Colombia striker Jhon Duran is doubtful after being substituted in the first half of the previous match, but the team will welcome back Luis Diaz from suspension. The Liverpool star – who is joint top scorer with Messi (6 goals) – has the chance to go ahead if he continues to score.

James Rodriguez remains the soul of Colombia's attacking play with 9 clear chances created and 5 assists - the highest numbers in the team - and is expected to shine in this pivotal match.

Latest expected lineup Argentina vs Colombia

Argentina:

Martinez; Molina, Romero, Balerdi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Palacios; Simeone, Messi, Almada; Alvarez

Colombia:

Mier; Munoz, Mina, Sanchez, Borja; Lerma, Castano; Arias, Rodriguez, Hernandez; Suarez

Latest football commentary Argentina vs Colombia

Despite officially qualifying for the World Cup finals next year, Argentina maintained their impressive form by defeating Chile 1-0 in their most recent match.

This victory marked the fourth consecutive victory for coach Lionel Scaloni and his team, bringing the total number of wins to 11 after 15 matches, helping the reigning world champions create a 10-point gap compared to the rest while only 3 matches remain.

The gap means Argentina cannot be dethroned at the top of the group, but they are still aiming for a 12th win in South American qualifying to extend their impressive run.

Not only winning regularly, Argentina also showed their superior strength at home when they won 4 consecutive victories since the 0-2 defeat against Uruguay in November 2023. Since the beginning of 2024 until now, they have won all at home.

Notably, “La Albiceleste”'s attack has scored three or more goals in three of their last four home games – namely the 3-0 wins over Chile, 6-0 over Bolivia and 4-1 over Brazil – while the defence has maintained an impressive level of solidity.

In their first home game since their thumping win over rivals Brazil, Argentina will look to extend Colombia's disappointing run.

Colombia, coached by Nestor Lorenzo, had an eight-game unbeaten run at the start of the campaign, although half of those games were draws. However, things started to go downhill after a 2-1 win over Argentina last September.

Since that victory, “Los Cafeteros” have won just one of their seven qualifying matches, losing four and are now without a win in five consecutive matches.

Of those defeats, three came against direct competitors such as Uruguay, Ecuador and Brazil – directly affecting their chances of qualifying for the World Cup.

With 21 points after 15 matches, Colombia is currently holding the 6th position - the last place to get a direct ticket to the World Cup. However, Venezuela is following closely behind with only 3 points less and is in good form, making Lorenzo and his students not able to be subjective.

A defeat to Argentina is not a disaster, but if Venezuela get a point against Uruguay, Colombia could be level on points or have the gap narrowed before the final two decisive matches.

Latest Argentina vs Colombia score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Argentina vs Colombiaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Argentina 2-0 Colombia

• WhoScore:Argentina 2-1 Colombia
• Our newspaper predicts:Argentina 2-1 Colombia

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