Overview
- Kickoff is 8 p.m. ET at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, with broadcasts on Telefé and TyC Sports in Argentina and on beIN Sports, Fubo and Fanatiz in the United States.
- The match was moved from Chicago on Oct. 13 to Fort Lauderdale on Oct. 14, a change media reports attribute to promoter VGM Sports citing low ticket sales and recent protest activity in Chicago.
- Lionel Scaloni plans heavy rotation to assess candidates, and he indicated José Manuel López, Aníbal Moreno and Lautaro Rivero are set for debuts.
- Lionel Messi has returned to the squad after featuring for Inter Miami, and Scaloni emphasized he will not take risks with his captain or other key players.
- Argentina enter off a 1-0 win over Venezuela, while Puerto Rico—ranked 155th—last played in June, beating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2-1; Enzo Fernández (knee) and Franco Mastantuono (thigh) are out for Argentina.