Comments and predictions for Argentina vs Venezuela: Messi's day
The match between Argentina vs Venezuela World Cup Qualifiers takes place at 6:30 am on September 5. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Argentina vs Venezuela team information
Argentina is certain to top the group, so coach Scaloni can choose to continue using the familiar framework or give opportunities to young players like Nico Paz and Franco Mastantuono.
Lionel Messi is almost certain to make his 194th international appearance, likely alongside Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul, who remains a regular despite his move to MLS.
Enzo Fernandez is absent due to suspension, Lisandro Martinez is injured, while Paulo Dybala and Matias Soule continue to be absent.
On the Venezuelan side, goalkeeper Jose Contreras continues to be injured, so Rafael Romo will start instead of Wuilker Farinez. The expected lineup will be little changed from the loss to Uruguay.
Jefferson Savarino may reach 50 appearances for the national team, but coach Fernando Batista will likely be calculating to save his strength for the decisive match against Colombia next week. Midfielder Yangel Herrera (Girona) will not be present, and this is a big loss forLa Vinotinto.
Latest expected lineup for Argentina vs Venezuela
Argentina:
E Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Mac Allister, Almada; Messi, L Martinez, Paz
Venezuela:
Romo; Aramburu, Navarro, Angel, Ferraresi; J Martinez, Casseres, Bello; D Martinez, Rondon, Soteldo
Latest football commentary Argentina vs Venezuela
Few teams in the world can easily qualify like Argentina in the notoriously harsh South American region.
Albicelestewon 35 points after 16 matches, 10 points ahead of Ecuador and Brazil in second and third place.
Despite being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Colombia – the second time they have dropped points in qualifying – Argentina still showed their mettle as Thiago Almada equalised late on despite being down to 10 men.
This draw ended a streak of four consecutive wins, but there is no denying that Argentina is currently the number one force in South America and is likely to enter the World Cup finals as the top candidate for the championship.
Not only possessing a top-class attack, coach Lionel Scaloni's team also relies on a solid defense, with 5 clean sheets at home in the qualifying round. They beat Venezuela 3-0 in the last time they hosted this opponent, and hope to repeat the scenario.
However, Venezuela held Argentina to a 1-1 draw in the first leg – a score that could prove decisive in the race with Bolivia for an intercontinental play-off spot.
The top 6 is almost decided now, so the play-off spot is just a two-way race between Venezuela and Bolivia.
A win over Bolivia in Round 15 in June was a turning point for Venezuela, temporarily opening the gap to four points. But a defeat to Uruguay a few days later, combined with Bolivia's win over Chile, reduced the gap to one point.
The chances of scoring points in this match are very low, because Venezuela has lost 6 away matches in a row and has to face a very strong Argentina. However, Bolivia also has to play Colombia and is not highly rated.
The race is likely to be decided in the final round, when Venezuela hosts Colombia. A win could be enough to secure a play-off spot, or even just level on points with Bolivia on goal difference, if their opponents only draw or lose to Brazil.
Latest Argentina vs Venezuela 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 Venezuelaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Argentina 3-0 Venezuela
- WhoScore:Argentina 2-0 Venezuela
- Our newspaper predicts:Argentina 3-0 Venezuela
When and where to watch Argentina vs Venezuela live?
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