Overview
- Argentina will face Venezuela on October 10 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and Puerto Rico on October 13 at Soldier Field in Chicago, with the Miami venue also a 2026 World Cup host.
- Lionel Messi has arrived in Miami to train with the national team ahead of the two matches.
- Coach Lionel Scaloni has 27 players available after Thiago Almada withdrew with a muscle injury.
- First-time call-ups include goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, defender Lautaro Rivero and midfielder Aníbal Moreno, while José Manuel López is included again and Marcos Senesi returns.
- The team is training at Inter Miami’s facilities with mostly closed sessions and a Scaloni news conference planned, and the coach intends to start Messi against Venezuela before rotating across the two games.