MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi and Argentina will seek to maintain the pressure on Chile with a victory over Venezuela on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as South America’s 2018 World Cup qualifying race enters the home stretch.

A faltering campaign has left Argentina fifth in the standings with three games remaining, just outside the top four spots which guarantee automatic entry to next year’s finals in Russia.

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