Uruguay will play an international friendly against Argentina at the Alberto J. Armando stadium, La Bombonera, on Friday, November 13. The Argentine Football Association confirmed the venues for both of Argentina's matches in the November FIFA window on Wednesday, which also includes a game against Costa Rica in Córdoba. This match marks a new chapter in the historic Río de la Plata derby. The last time Uruguay visited La Bombonera was in November 2023, during South American qualifiers, and they left with a 2-0 victory. However, the most recent meeting between the two sides, in March 2025, ended in a 1-0 win for Argentina.

Celeste's Current Form

Uruguay arrives at this fixture in good form, having strung together two consecutive wins. In their last match, on October 6, they thrashed India 6-1 with goals from Darwin Núñez, Matías Araujo (two), Rodrigo Zalazar, Javier Sanabria and Rodrigo Aguirre. Prior to that, on September 28, they defeated South Korea 4-1. This upturn followed an initial loss to Japan (3-1) in September, leaving their recent record at two wins and one defeat. Their form over the last three matches reads two wins and zero draws. Darwin Núñez, scorer of a goal in the win over India and a brace in the victory against South Korea, stands out as one of the team's offensive leaders.

On the Argentine side, coach Lionel Scaloni will have to manage without Lionel Messi, who was not called up for these matches. Scaloni stated: "The only way to compensate for his absence is with a great team, where everyone contributes their grain of sand." Argentina comes off three convincing victories in September and October, against Bolivia (4-0), Burkina Faso (7-0) and Benin (3-0).

What's Next

The match at La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors, will be played within the FIFA calendar running from November 9 to 17. After this classic, Argentina will face Costa Rica on Tuesday the 17th at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba. For Uruguay, managed by Diego Forlán, this friendly is a high-level test ahead of future commitments. The Celeste's next official fixture, according to the schedule, is this very visit to Buenos Aires on November 13.

First reported at Radio Facundo Quiroga