Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Argentina and Portugal. The match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Old Trafford in Manchester and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Argentina head coach Gerardo Martino (via the Guardian): "With regards to his [Angel Di Maria] position, I would say that Angel is the type of player who can play a number of different roles expertly. You only have to look a few seasons back when he played on the right side for Real Madrid and in the season just gone, he featured more on the inside-left in a slighter freer role. Obviously, in the World Cup, he did very well when he played wide left, so really in terms of positioning, he can adapt to anywhere where the manager asks him to play."
Portugal head coach Fernando Santos (via Goal): "[It] is a friendly. [It is] worth nothing. If it were a World Cup, [it] would be special, but it counts for nothing."
Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo: "It's always special to return to Old Trafford. [I] hope Portugal can win the game."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: All eyes will fixate on the indirect battle between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, with Ronaldo holding a slight advantage in recent form. In 10 league appearances for Real Madrid, the 29-year-old has an absurd 18 goals and five assists.
Argentina's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Romero; Ansaldi, Demichelis, Otamendi, Zabaleta; Maria, Mascherano, Perez; Messi; Tevez, Aguero
Portugal's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Patricio; Guerreiro, Carvalho, Pepe, Bosingwa; Danny, Tiago, Moutinho, Nani; Eder, Ronaldo
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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