Kickoff is Tuesday at 20:00 (Argentina) at Guayaquil’s Monumental Banco Pichincha, televised by TyC Sports and Telefé, with Colombian Wilmar Roldán as referee. Scaloni said there will be at least two changes, noted Lautaro Martínez has chances to start, and confirmed Nicolás Otamendi will wear the armband. Lionel Messi will not travel for rest and Cristian “Cuti” Romero is suspended for accumulation of yellow cards. Leonardo Balerdi is the leading option to replace Romero and Alexis Mac Allister is expected to start in midfield, with further tweaks assessed for fullback and attack. Ecuador, already qualified, hosts in Guayaquil as coach Sebastián Beccacece targets “breaking the streak” against the world champions, while in Santa Fe the Santafesina U14 girls advanced to the provincial semifinals.
