Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Argentina and Trinidad and Tobago. The Argentinian World Cup tune-up scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
Boasting one of the best attacking sides in the World Cup, Argentina head coach Alejandro Sabella can do little to hold back his excitement. "There are some great players in this team, most of all the forwards. Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria, with them you are enthusiastic. I can't deny that even I am," Sabella said on Tuesday (via Soccerway).
"Every fan is excited by the prospect of watching these players when they are in form. I can see that Lionel Messi is in good shape, happy and willing to work with all of us in order to have the best World Cup."
When asked about the rivalry Argentina has with Brazil, he added, "We know the high standard of Brazilian football but they also know the worth of Argentine football. It's a rivalry that we will keep going on a strictly sporting level. As Argentines we hope that it will stay at that level, because we are brothers, the engines of Latin America."
"We depend on each other to live better as people."
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Player to Watch: All the focus remains on the playing abilities of Lionel Messi, but an elevated Angel Di Maria has better positioned Argentina to lift the World Cup in Brazil. The 26-year-old made 34 appearances for Real Madrid this past season, contributing 17 assists and averaging 2.7 key passes per match.
Argentina's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Romero, Campagnaro, Fernández, Demichelis, Rojo; Mascherano, Gago; Di María, Palacio, Messi; Higuaín
Trinidad and Tobago's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Williams, Mitchell, David, Cyrus, Jones, Birchall, Edwards, Boucaud, Peltier, Guerra, Jones
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