The date 9 of South American Qualifiers came to an end. The following are the results: Argentina 1 – 1 Venezuela; Bolivia 1 – 0 Colombia; Peru 1 – 0 Uruguay; Chile 1 – 2 Brazil; Ecuador 0 – 0 Paraguay. As can be seen, Scaloneta equaled Vinotinto 1 to 1 as a visitor.
With the commitment in Caracas, Lionel Scaloni reached a historic record. He became the second coach with the highest number of commitments directed in the Argentine National Team. The one born in Pujato reached 80 games in charge of the Albiceleste, distributed in 56 victories, 17 draws and only 7 defeats.
Scaloni surpassed César Luis Menotti and Carlos Salvador Bilardo, both coincidentally with 79 games. While the absolute leader of the table is Guillermo Stábile with 124 games. The next Scaloneta challenge will take place on Tuesday the 15th against Bolivia starting at 9:00 p.m. at the Más Monumental.
The table
Reviewing the qualifying table, Argentina currently occupies 1st position with 19 points through six wins, one draw and two losses. Colombia is their runner-up with 16. While Uruguay completes the podium with 15 points. This is what the rest of the table looks like: Brazil (13), Ecuador (12), Bolivia (12), Venezuela (11), Paraguay (10), Peru (6) and Chile (5).
It is important to remember that the top six will qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup to be held in the US, Mexico and Canada. While the team that finishes in 7th position will compete in a repechage. Therefore Argentina has a lot of margin for error. He only needs between three and four more wins to qualify.
The agenda for date 10
The next FIFA Date will take place on Tuesday, October 15. Matchday 10 of the South American Qualifiers will have the following commitments: Colombia vs. Chili; Paraguay vs. Venezuela; Uruguay vs. Ecuador; Argentina vs. Bolivia; Brazil vs. Peru.
While in November the last two dates of the year will take place. Scaloni’s team will face each other with Paraguay in Asunción and will later close before Peru in local condition. The venue of the meeting has not yet been confirmed.