Argentina vs. Chile lineups, starting 11, team news at 2024 Copa America: Lionel Messi starts for defending champs

Brad Cox

Argentina vs. Chile lineups, starting 11, team news at 2024 Copa America: Lionel Messi starts for defending champs image

Argentina will face foes Chile in familiar territory as the match at 9 p.m. local time Tuesday, June 25, sees a replay of the 2016 Copa America final.

The two sides are meeting in Group A of this summer's tournament after Lionel Messi's side started on the front foot following a 2-0 victory over Canada on the opening night. 

Chile's opening match saw them play out a stalemate vs. Peru at the home of the Dallas Cowboys,  AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The Sporting News provides you with the latest info regarding lineups and team news ahead of Tuesday's clash, with starting lineups released.

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Argentina vs. Chile lineups, starting 11, team news

Argentina escaped the opening match on a dodgy Atlanta pitch with no injury issues. Therefore, the only questions for head coach Lionel Scaloni heading into this match are tactical, and has made a trio of changes.

He has has gone back to Nico Gonzalez on the wing, with Angel Di Maria dropping out. Meanwhile, Enzo Fernandez comes into midfield for Leandro Paredes, and Nicolas Tagliafico will play left-back in place of Marcos Acuna.

Gio Lo Celso and Rodrigo de Paul were the Argentina players booked in the opener and therefore at risk of a yellow-card suspension if they pick up a second.

Argentina starting lineup (4-3-3): E. Martinez (GK) — Molina, Romero, L. Martinez, Tagliafico — De Paul, E. Fernandez, Mac Allister — Messi, Alvarez, N. Gonzalez.

Injured: None
Suspended: None

There are two injuries for Chile head coach Ricardo Gareca to work around. Winger Diego Valdes was withdrawn at halftime of the opener with a muscle injury will miss this match, but could potentially return for upcoming matches. Additionally, defender Igor Lichnovsky trained separately from the rest of the squad, but he passes fit to start.

Alexis Sanchez, 35, remains a starter for Chile, but largely only because they have nobody else to take his place at the No. 10. With talisman striker Eduardo Vargas at 34 years old, young talent is desperately needed in the attack to usher in the next generation of Chilean football. There's one change from the previous match, as Ben Brereton Diaz of Villarreal is dropped for Dario Osorio.

Opening match yellow cards for Sanchez, Victor Davila, and Erick Pulgar leave all three at risk of a suspension should they pick up another booking.

Chile starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Bravo (GK) — Isla, Lichnovsky, P. Diaz, Suazo — Pulgar, Echeverria — Davila, A. Sanchez, B. Diaz — C. Vargas.

Injured: Diego Valdes, Igor Lichnovsky
Suspended: None

Argentina vs. Chile live stream, TV channel

 TV channelStreaming
USAFS1, TUDN, UnivisionFubo USA, Fox Sports GO, TUDN app/website, Univision NOW, ViX
CanadaRDSTSN+, RDS app
UKPremier Sports 1Premier Sports Player
Australia —Optus Sport
India — —

USA: Argentina's second match at the 2024 Copa America will be televised in the United States on FS1. There is also a Spanish-language broadcast on both TUDN and Univision. All three channels will be available to stream on Fubo, who are offering a FREE trial for new users.

Canada: The match will be streamed by English-language rights-holder TSN on their dedicated platform, TSN+. It will also be televised in French on RDS as well as streamed on RDS+.

United Kingdom: The entire 2024 Copa America will be televised in the UK on Premier Sports 1, with streaming on their platform, Premier Sports Player.

Australia: All 2024 Copa America games are streamed in Australia by exclusive rights-holder Optus Sport.

India: The Copa America is not currently available to watch in India. But if the action is not available viewers may be able to access via a VPN service.

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Brad is a content producer for The Sporting News and has previously worked for the likes of Squawka and The Athletic. His career highlight to date is reporting from the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final in Paris.