Argentina with significant casualties against Colombia: How does this harm the Peruvian team?

Lots of results from last Thursday in the Qatar 2022 Qualifying did not favor the peruvian national team in his intention to achieve a ticket to the World Cup. Only Argentina fulfilled its role of defeating Chile 2-1 in Calama and, in this relatively adverse context, the ‘Blanquirroja’ will have to assume their difficult challenge this afternoon in Barranquilla visiting Colombia. While the expectation of the match against the coffee growers grows in the last hours, another unfavorable panorama is already presented for the national team for the next day.

On Tuesday, February 1, Lionel Scaloni’s team will receive Colombia in Córdoba. For that match, Argentina will have very important casualties: in addition to the absence of captain Lionel Messi (not summoned), there are four more footballers who will miss the duel against the coffee growers due to accumulation of cards.

, key pieces of the ‘Albiceleste’, who received their second accumulated yellow card in Calama and may not be available for the next duel against Colombia.

How does it harm the Peruvian team?

In that sense, the fact that Argentina cannot count on four important players against the coffee growers could be detrimental to the goals of the ‘Blanquirroja’.

Beyond what happens this afternoon in Barranquilla, the speruvian election not only do you need to win your remaining matches, but you also need to keep an eye on the results of your direct rivals in the table. It is important for the ‘Bicolor’ to ensure its presence among the first five places in the Qualifiers, although it is not an easy task.

For now, Colombia and Peru share the same points (17 pts). However, the coffee growers have the playoff spot at their disposal due to better goal difference over the national team. Of course, anything can happen in the three matches that remain to be played.

As for the casualties in Argentina, Scaloni he will have to manage for the duel against the ‘coffee growers’ especially in his line of midfielders. Even before facing this double date, the coach was aware that he was going to have problems in this sector, with the different casualties due to coronavirus and injury.

Added to this adverse context in Argentina the suspensions of Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes, two of the midfielders who have had the most participation with their team in these Qualifiers. In that line, the ‘Albiceleste’ is left without many variants in the midfield.

Be that as it may, Argentina -although it is local and boasts an admirable unbeaten record of 28 games- has a totally complex panorama for its next duel against Colombia. It is convenient for Peru that the ‘Albiceleste’ triumph, but the doubts in Scaloni’s team grow as much as their casualties for the match.