Nevertheless, with vanishingly few games left between now and the tournament proper next summer, every game is crucial for Sebastian Beccacece and Lionel Scaloni to test things out and knock their team into shape. But the latter will do so without star man Lionel Messi, top scorer in this qualification stage, who has been given permission to skip the game to rest.
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