DOHA, Nov 22 — Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez returned to the Argentina starting line-up today as coach Lionel Scaloni made five changes for their World Cup Group C opener...
DOHA, Nov 22 — Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez returned to the Argentina starting line-up today as coach Lionel Scaloni made five changes for their World Cup Group C opener against Saudi Arabia.
Martinez replaced Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez in the forward line alongside captain Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria, while Alejandro Gomez came in for Alexis Mac Allister in midfield. There were three defensive changes from last week’s 5-0 thumping of the United Arab Emirates in the Albiceleste’s final World Cup warm-up.
Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico and Cristian Romero all returned, with Lisandro Martinez, Marcos Acuna and Juan Foyth dropping to the bench.Salman Al-Faraj captains the team despite a recent shoulder injury.
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