Overview

• Argentina plays Venezuela tonight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with TV in Argentina on TyC Sports and Telefe.
• Lionel Scaloni says the World Cup core is set, using the October friendlies to settle the last roster spots and to evaluate potential debutants Facundo Cambeses, Lautaro Rivero and Aníbal Moreno.
• FIFA’s October list of outstanding suspensions means Otamendi’s red-card ban carries into the finals and applies to the first group-stage match.
• The AFA reprogrammed Argentine Primera División kickoffs to avoid overlap with the U-20 World Cup quarterfinal against Mexico on Saturday in Santiago.
• Both October friendlies are now in Miami after the Puerto Rico match was relocated from Chicago due to reported security concerns, while Venezuela debuts interim coach Oswaldo Vizcarrondo following Fernando Batista’s exit.