Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Argentina and Bolivia. The match scheduled for 7 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in San Juan 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 Squawka): "In some cases, there are players with a long career playing with the national team who could be going through a rough spell at their clubs, but nobody could think of leaving them out. That's the case with [Angel] Di Maria. I'd rather he be happy and continue to be a decisive player like he was for Benfica and Real Madrid, but I wouldn't think that his current situation would hurt his chances of playing at the Copa America."
Bolivia manager Pablo Burtovoy (via La Razon): "We need to make sure that everywhere we go, the national team is respected and looked at as if it had the No. 1 ranking in the world. That is the philosophy we want to have."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: No Lionel Messi. No Carlos Tevez. No problem. Even without the dynamic duo present, Sergio Aguero provides Argentina ample firepower to dismantle its Bolivian counterpart. In 33 league appearances with Manchester City, the 27-year-old finished with 26 goals and eight assists.
Argentina's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Romero; Zabaleta, Garay, Otamendi, Rojo; Banega, Gago, Pastore; Lavezzi, Agüero, Di María
Bolivia's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Quiñones; Hurtado, Zenteno, Raldes, Morales; Smedberg, Veizaga, Miranda, Escobar; Lizio; Martins
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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