⁠Argentina vs Ecuador Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | International Friendlies 2024⁠

Published at :June 8, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Modified at :June 8, 2024 at 11:01 PM

La Albiceleste will begin their Copa America title defence after facing Ecuador and Guatemala in friendlies.

Argentina come into the upcoming 2024 Copa America as the defending champions, having won the competition in 2021 with a 1-0 victory over Brazil in the final. Winning this would make it three major honours in a row following their 2021 Copa America and 2022 FIFA World Cup titles.

La Albiceleste are currently on 15 Copa America titles, tied with Uruguay for the most in history. Triumph this summer would break the record. The defending champions are placed in Group A along with Peru, Chile and Canada. Lionel Scaloni is about to test his players against strong opponents for sure.

Ecuador may find it difficult to get on the scoresheet against a dominant Argentinian defence. They don’t have an impressive record against Argentina, but they have quality players on their squad to give them a tough challenge. They are placed in Group B along with Mexico, Venezuela and Jamaica. This will be an exciting clash for sure.

Kick-Off:

Sunday, 9 June 2024 at 11:00 PM (GMT), 06:30 PM (EST)

Monday, 10 June 2024, 04:30 AM (IST)

Stadium: Soldier Field

Form

Argentina (All Competitions): W-W-W-L-W-W

Ecuador (All Competitions): L-W-W-D-D-W

Players to Watch

Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina)

Alejandro Garnacho is always full of confidence, he likes to run at defenders and he’s afraid of no one. He takes on defenders on the edge of the box and beats them.

Garnacho is not only capable of creating chances but also clinical enough to score goals. He has a good work-ethic and likes to press high up the pitch. He can be one of the best players at the upcoming Copa America for Argentina.

Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador)

Jeremy Sarmiento possesses lightning pace and has the agility to shift inside quickly. He can move his body quickly and uses body feints and fast feet to wrong-foot the opposition.

Sarmiento is an intense presser when there is a realistic chance of winning the ball back. He thinks quickly and creates opportunities in seemingly impossible situations with bits of skill and link-up play. His presence on the pitch draws in defenders and in turn creates space for his teammates.

Match Facts

The winner of their last meeting was Argentina.
The average number of goals in meetings between Argentina and Ecuador is 2.8.
Argentina are on a winning streak of three games.

Argentina vs Ecuador: Betting Tips and Odds

Tip 1 – Argentina to win the match.
Tip 2 – Both teams to score
Tip 3 – Julian Alvarez to score any time

Argentina have 1.58 odds in favour of them to win this match, 4.05 odds in favour of the match ending in a draw and 5.85 odds in favour of Ecuador to win this fixture.

Injury & Team News

For the world champions, German Pezzella is injured and most probably will not be able to play at the Copa America as well. The rest of the players are fit and will be available for the match.

Ecuador don’t have any injury concerns in their camp as of now.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 39

Argentina: 23

Ecuador: 5

Draws: 11

Predicted Lineups

Argentina Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Martinez (GK); Tagliafico, Otamendi, Romero, Molina; Lo Celso, De Paul, Mac Allister; Garnacho, Alvarez, Di Maria

Ecuador Predicted Lineup (3-4-3):

Burrai (GK); Hincapie, Pacho, Torres; Minda, Caicedo, Franco, Ortiz; Sarmiento, Caicedo, Yeboah

Match Prediction

Argentina and Ecuador will play their first friendly in preparation for the Copa America. Both teams will like to test their players. This will be an exciting clash to watch as both teams have the quality to give each other a tough fight, but the current world champions will have the upper hand.

Prediction: Argentina 2-1 Ecuador

Telecast

India: N/A

UK: N/A

USA: FOX Sports App, FOX Deportes

Nigeria: N/A

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