Florida's Chase Stadium will host world champions Argentina in an international friendly against Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Lionel Scaloni’s men are coming into this match after beating Venezuela 1-0 in a friendly in Miami last time out. Giovani Lo Celso’s struck in the 31st minute for the only goal of the match.
Puerto Rico, meanwhile, last played an international match in June, when they scored a 2-1 win over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Blue Hurricane narrowly missed making it to the third round of the CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the weekly schedule.
Argentina vs. Puerto Rico live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this friendly match in the U.S.:
TV channel: N/A
Live stream: Fubo, Fanatiz
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What time does Argentina vs. Puerto Rico kick off?
This friendly clash takes place at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States and kicks off on Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00 p.m. local time (ET).
Here's how that time translates across the U.S.:
Date | Kickoff time | |
Eastern Time | Tue, Oct. 14 | 8:00 p.m. |
Central Time | Tue, Oct. 14 | 7:00 p.m. |
Mountain Time | Tue, Oct. 14 | 6:00 p.m. |
Pacific Time | Tue, Oct. 14 | 5:00 p.m. |
Argentina vs. Puerto Rico lineups, team news
Argentina have only one confirmed absenteee for this match. Attacking midfielder Thiago Almada is recovering from a muscle injury and will remain sidelined for this friendly clash, while Enzo Fernandez has withdrawn from the squad with a knee injury.
Fernandez started Argentina’s friendly match against Venezuela where he played 78 minutes before being replaced by Alexis Mac Allister.
Argentina predicted starting XI (4-2-2-2, right to left): S Martinez (GK) — Molina, Romero, Senesi, Tagliafico — Alexis Mac Allister, Paredes — Paz, Lo Celso — Alvarez, Martinez.
Injured: Almada, Fernandez
Suspended: None
Puerto Rico have no fresh injury concerns going into this match.
Puerto Rico predicted starting XI (4-3-3, right to left): Jesus (GK) — Rios, Cardona, Calderon, Paris — O’Neill, Diaz, Ydrach — Echevarria, Antonetti, Rivera.
Injured: None
Suspended: None
International friendly fixture schedule this week
All times ET
Tuesday, October 14
- Canada vs. Colombia (8 p.m.)
- Puerto Rico vs. Argentina (8 p.m.)
- USA vs. Australia (9 p.m.)
- Mexico vs. Ecuador (10:30 p.m.)