Argentina National Team Starting XI Prediction in the 2024 Copa America

The World Champions Argentina is one of the favourites in the 2024 Copa America, they have a very good players' squad. Lionel Scaloni has many options to compose the starting XI. Quoted from Opta, Argentina has the biggest chance of becoming Copa America champion with Lionel Messi and his teammates said to have a 50.5% chance of winning, the highest compared to other teams.

Argentina is the defending champion, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Nicolas Otamendi and Emi Martinez, who won the title in the 2021 edition, will return to play in the 2024 Copa America. La Albiceleste has a strength of 26 players in the 2024 Copa America, the big names are on the list. So, what is the strongest starting XI that Argentina might use in the 2024 Copa America?

Emi Martinez will be the main choice, he is a talisman for Argentina, on paper, Martinez is also better than Armani and Rulli. Nahuel Molina will be the main choice defender in the right-back position. Meanwhile, Nicolas Tagliafico is predicted to have a greater chance of filling the left-back post. The center-back duo ideally belongs to Cristian Romero and Lisandro Martinez they can match the speed and physical play of Argentina's opponents. However, Otamendi's experience also needs to be considered.

Argentina's midfield is very strong, Scaloni's centre trio in midfield is Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez and Alexis Mac Allister. There is a specific division of tasks between the three players, De Paul is a player who provides balance in the attacking and defensive aspects, he is also a skilled ball grabber. Enzo Fernandez is an accomplished footballer as well, he is always heavily involved in the build-up process. Meanwhile, Mac Allister will focus more on playing in the area near the opponent's penalty box.

Argentina has many options up front this makes it easier for Lionel Scaloni to rotate. However, one place will belong to Lionel Messi, there's no debate about that. Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez are also believed to be the main forwards and they can play together. Meanwhile, if you want to make room for Angel Di Maria, Alvarez can be benched.

So, what about Garnacho? He could be a very interesting option in the left sector however, with very tight competition, Garnacho will probably sit on the bench more often.

Here is the prediction of the starting XI for the Argentine National Team in the 2024 Copa America:

Martinez, Romero, Lisandro, Tagliafico, Molina, Mac Allister, Enzo, De Paul, Messi, Alvarez and Lautaro