The Peruvian team will face Argentina in the fourth date of the 2026 South American qualifiers. One of the uncertainties of this game that is attracting attention is the possible presence of Lionel Messi as a starter. From the Albiceleste country they report that coach Lionel Scaloni will wait until the last moment to find out whether he will use the “Pulga”, who has an open debt to his team, against the Bicolor. What is it about?
if Lionel Messi is considered one of those called up, the captain of the Argentine team will play his seventh game against Blanquirroja in qualifying. During these seven games, the “Pulga” found itself in a negative phase, unable to score a goal against Peru in the South American qualifiers.
On his casualty list, Lionel Messi scored against seven South American teams; However, only two failed to score: Brazil and Peru. In this way, the Argentine “10” hopes to reach 100% for the game at the National Stadium to put an end to this series and beat the goal of Pedro Gallese.
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How many games did Lionel Messi play against Peru?
During his professional career, Lionel Messi faced the Peruvian team eight times. Seven of them were for the South American qualifiers and the other duel was for the Copa América 2007. It was in this tournament that the “Pulga” managed to score against the Bicolor.
- Argentina 2 – Peru 0 (10/10/2005) | Germany 2006 qualification
- Argentina 4 – Peru 0 (09/07/2007) | Copa America Venezuela
- Peru 1 – Argentina 1 (11.09.2008) | South Africa 2010 qualification
- Argentina 2 – Peru 1 (11/10/2009) | South Africa 2010 qualification
- Peru 1 – Argentina 1 (September 12, 2012) | Brazil 2014 qualifying matches
- Argentina 0 – Peru 0 (June 10, 2017) | Russia 2018 qualification
- Peru 0 – Argentina 2 (11/18/2020) | Qatar 2022 qualification
- Argentina 1 – Peru 0 (October 15, 2021) | Qatar 2022 qualification