The Peruvian national team will host Argentina on October 17th for matchday 4 of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, after their visit to Chile at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago. In this regard, the Albiceleste has a question mark for this match because they don't know if they will be able to count on Ángel Di María or not. This is due to the fact that the forward suffered a serious injury during the match between Benfica and Inter in the UEFA Champions League.

After receiving a tough tackle towards the end of the game, the Benfica forward was substituted and left limping, a gesture that caused a stir throughout Argentina. It is important to note that so far Lionel Scaloni has not released his list of called-up players for the matches against Paraguay and Peru in the qualifying process, but there is still doubt about the inclusion of 'Fideo'.

"He suffered a muscle injury, but we need to wait for the tests," explained Roger Schmidt, coach of Benfica. The Portuguese team lost by the minimum against Inter and is last in Group D of the Champions League with zero points, since they lost 2-0 at home in their debut against Red Bull Salzburg from Germany. In the next matchday, they will face Real Sociedad.

However, going back to the national team issue, Ángel Di María could join the list of absences that Argentina will have for the upcoming double round of the qualifiers, which is one week away. So far, the Albiceleste has confirmed the absence of Ajax goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli and Manchester United center-back Lisandro Martínez.

Will Lionel Messi make it for the qualifiers?

Lionel Messi is expected to return to Inter Miami over the weekend, once he has recovered, and from there he will join the Argentine national team for the matches against Paraguay and Peru in the 2026 qualifiers. However, his presence is not fully confirmed.