Peru vs Argentina Prediction & Betting Tips (18 October)

On the other hand, we find the Argentine team, which won its third world championship last year, winning every game since then. Their most recent encounter resulted in a 1-0 victory over Paraguay at home, maintaining their perfect record in the competition, which includes victories over Bolivia and Ecuador in previous rounds. With the increase in places available for South America in the 2026 World Cup, Argentina should not face difficulties in guaranteeing their qualification.

Furthermore, the team is in excellent shape, having won 5 consecutive victories, defeating Paraguay, Indonesia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Australia in the most recent games. Currently, the Argentine team leads the South American qualifying table, with 9 points, a two-point advantage over Brazil, which is in 2nd place in the competition.

Peru still has some interesting players but most of them are starting to age. We think in particular of big names like Advincula (112 sel, Boca Juniors), Yotun (125 sel), Trauco (71 sel, San José Earthquakes, ex-Sainté), and captain Guerrero (110 sel, 39 goals, LDU Quito) who will undoubtedly start for this meeting. The attackers Lapadula (Cagliari) and Raul Ruidiaz, very prolific in MLS in recent seasons, were not called up for this gathering. The Albiceleste has to deal with the defections of Dybala (50 sels, 21 goals ), full-back Foyth (Villarreal) and executives Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United) and Angel Correa (Atlético Madrid) who are all injured in their respective clubs. Furthermore, vice-captain Angel Di Maria was not called up.

Léo Messi (177 selections, 104 goals), uncertain during the first day, was finally able to enter the second half without being decisive. Attackers Lautaro Martinez (49 selections, 21 goals) and Julian Alvarez (23 selections, 7 goals) are available. Ligue 1 players Tagliafico (49 sel, Lyon) and Facundo Medina (3 sel, Lens) were also called up for this meeting.