Argentina vs. Peru: 3 Compelling Storylines in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier

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Published: September 11, 2012

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Argentina vs. Peru, a South American World Cup Qualifier featuring Messi, Di Maria and Farfan, is a contest with more than the three points at stake. CONMEBOL’s marathon qualifying campaign nears the midpoint of the tournament and few matches are left to be squandered. 

Argentina are currently at the top of the table, but they are only three points ahead of the dreaded fifth spot, which leads to a home and away playoff against the fourth place of CONCACAF.

Peru, on the other hand, is approaching the point of no return in their campaign if they expect to qualify for Brazil 2014. With only six points after six matches, la Blanquirroja desperately need a positive result.

As of late, la Albiceleste has risen above its unpredictable play of last fall under Alejandro Sabella to vanquish Colombia, Switzerland, Ecuador, Brazil, Germany and Paraguay. 

Can Argentina continue its impressive run of form, or will Peru respond to the pressure from home fans and deliver a memorable result?

 

Will Argentina’s Other Stars Lend a Helping Hand to Messi? 

It is easy to pick on the back line (and rightly so) but this is a much larger problem that will need several years to fix through player development.

However, a greater problem for Argentina is their lack of ball possession with positive attacking movements from someone other than Leo Messi is hurting la Albiceleste.

As Fernando Gago said in a recent interview via Goal.com:

“Having Lionel is a bonus, but Argentina cannot play the ball only to Messi," he continued.

"We are building a style of play from several sides now."

If Argentina wants to lift the FIFA World Cup Trophy in 2014, they need to have strong contributions from players like Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain and someone new in the middle to feed them balls.

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