ATLANTA, July 7 (Reuters) - Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni made three changes to his side for Tuesday's World Cup round-of-16 match against Egypt, replacing striker Lautaro Martinez with Julian Alvarez in the starting lineup.
• Left back Nicolas Tagliafico and midfielder Leandro Paredes start, replacing Facundo Medina and Thiago Almada.
• Egypt coach Hossam Hassan makes two changes, bringing in forward Haissem Hassan and midfielder Mohanad Lashin for Omar Marmoush and Hamdy Fathy.
• Argentina defeated Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time to reach the round of 16, while Egypt beat Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw.
• The winners will face Switzerland or Colombia, who play later on Tuesday, in the quarter-finals.
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Enzo Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez.
Egypt: Mostafa Shoubir; Mohamed Hany, Yasser Ibrahim, Ramy Rabia, Karim Hafez; Mohanad Lashin, Emam Ashour, Marawan Attia, Mostafa Zico; Mohamed Salah, Haissem Hassan.
(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo, editing by Ed Osmond)
