Overview

• Kickoff is 20:30 at the Mas Monumental with TyC Sports and Telefe carrying the match, Chile’s Piero Maza officiating and Juan Lara on VAR.
• Enzo Fernández is out under a two-match CONMEBOL suspension stemming from his red card against Colombia.
• Alexis Mac Allister arrived late and is expected to begin on the bench after managing only one training session due to flight delays.
• Lionel Messi starts alongside Julián Álvarez, with a midfield slot likely going to Nicolás Paz after trials that also included Franco Mastantuono and Nicolás González; Thiago Almada features in attack.
• Venezuela sits seventh and seeks maximum points in this window to push for direct qualification under coach Fernando Batista.