Kick-off on 08.09.23 03:00.

The Sky Blues won their latest friendly in Jakarta, beating Indonesia 2-0. Thirteen of Scaloni’s side’s sixteen shots missed the target. La Albiceleste created seventy-five dangerous attacks and confidently controlled possession (seventy-four percent). Meanwhile, in Chester, the Tricolor defeated Costa Rica 3-1 in a friendly. Estupiñán provided two assists. Sánchez Bas’s team took twenty-two shots (ten on target) and committed seventeen fouls.

Watch Argentina vs Ecuador online — the teams have faced each other eight times since the early 2000s on the reigning world champion’s home turf. The hosts claimed victory in five of those matches, while in 2008 and 2011 the games ended in draws (1-1 and 2-2). Eight years ago, the visitors earned a historic 2-0 win in Buenos Aires. That fixture also saw the Sky Blues record their biggest win in 122 years of play.

That match took place in 1942 in Uruguay’s capital, when La Albiceleste crushed their opponents 12-0. It remains the Tricolor’s heaviest defeat since their international debut in 1938. Watch Argentina vs Ecuador online.

Since their World Cup success, Scaloni’s team has played four friendlies. Argentina beat Panama 2-0 in Buenos Aires, defeated Australia 2-0 in Beijing, and scored seven unanswered goals against Curaçao in Santiago del Estero. Acuña called Messi a great national leader, without whom the team couldn’t have won the World Cup. Marcos also highlighted the importance of public support felt after their Copa América triumph.

In March, Ecuador lost 1-3 to Australia in Sydney, but got revenge a few days later with a 2-1 win in Melbourne. In June, the Tricolor defeated Bolivia in Harrison, New Jersey. The team has lost only once in their last six away matches. Watch Argentina vs Ecuador online.