Argentina vs Panama

Argentina vs. Panama | Group D - Date 2 | CenturyLink Field, Seattle |Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) | Time: 22:30 | Transmits: Public TV, TyCSports and DirecTV. With the return of Lionel Messi, the team led by Gerardo Martino seek to be profiled for qualification for the next phase of the Copa America Centenario. The 'Albiceleste' will be attentive to what happens in the other match before the body area of ​​Chile and Bolivia.

In order to join  Colombia and Mexico , the  Argentina team face  Panama  from  2230  to arbitration the Salvadoran Joel Aguilar  at  CenturyLink Seattle  for the second day of Group D of the  Copa Centenario  tournament in the United States . In its favor, the group led by Gerardo Martino  played with the outcome as the match between Chile and Bolivia , knowing that a win or a draw trasandina, the classification will be within walking distance .

The news of the day goes through the presence of  Lionel Messi , which will be available though the 'Tata' has not yet determined whether it will be from the start or add minutes entering from the bench as substitutes. In the event that the Barcelona star is among the relays,  Nicolas Gaitan  (great game in the debut) will be the generator game again.

In this way, the team (doubtfully included) would present Martino tonight, it would be with:  Sergio Romero; Gabriel Mercado, Nicolas Otamendi, Ramiro Funes Mori and Marcos Rojo;Augusto Fernandez, Javier Mascherano and Ever Banega;Nicolas Gaitan or Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Angel Di Maria .

Meanwhile, Panama will seek to continue making history  after the surprising debut against Bolvia to win 2-1  thanks to double by  Blas Perez , the player most feature the Central selected and currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer.  The technical Hernan Dario Gomez, an old acquaintance of the Argentine national team,  made ​​it clear that it will raise the party dependiende the presence or not of the 'Pulga'.

Beyond the schema change, the Colombian DT would enter a variant compared to the debut. It is that  Gabriel Torres  leave his place in attack for entering  Valentín Pimentel  and thus add an extra man in midfield, leaving only refrencia in ofesiva the aforementioned Perez.

Thus, Panama would come to the court with:  Jaime Penedo;Adolfo Machado, Felipe Baloy, Harold Cummings and Roderick Miller; Armando Cooper; Gabriel Gómez, Aníbal Godoy, Alberto Quintero and Valentin Pimentel; Blas Perez.

THE REFEREE

The Salvadoran Joel Aguilar already has experience managing both selected.  It is already headed to Argentina on one occasion while he was present in six codisks selected from Panama .

The only presence of the referee in a match of our selected, was nothing more nor less, than  in the opening World Cup Brazil 2014 against Bosnia to win 2-1 . That night at the Maracana, the team of  Alejandro Sabella  is He went ahead with  a goal against Sead Kolisinac and Lionel Messi both while Vedad Ibisevic put the discount .

For its part, the Central Americans do not have good memories with Aguilar as  six encounters could never win, recording 3 draws and 4 defeats . The last antecedent, dated 18 November last year when the Panamanian selected fell 2-1 to Mexico in the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

THE RECORD

The only precedent between Argentina and Panama dates from Wednesday May 20, 2009 in the Brigadier Lopez de Santa Fe Stadium ,  when the team coached by Diego Maradona was preparing for the World Cup of South Africa 2010 . At that time, the team formed with players the local level:  Diego Pozo; Alexis Ferrero, Caruzzo Matías Nicolas Otamendi, Daniel Montenegro, Hernán Bernardello, Fabián Rinaudo and Matias Defederico; Gonzalo Bergessio, Jose Sand and Eduardo Salvio .

Meanwhile, Panama formed with:  Jaime Penedo; Armando Gun, Carlos Rivera, Luis Moreno and Joel Solanilla;Amilcar Henriquez, Nélson Barahona, Manuel Torres and Ricardo Phillips; Luis Tejada and José Luis Garcés . The Central Americans had as a coach by then to  Gary Stempel .

The goals were scored by  Matías Defederico and Gonzalo Bergessio  (twice) for Argentina, while Nelson Barahona scored for the visit.

It is noteworthy that in that atencedente, Jaime Penedo is the only repretirá participation.