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LA PAZ – Argentina’s World Cup captain Lionel Messi missed Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier in Bolivia.
The 36-year-old star of Inter Miami complained of fatigue from a busy schedule after the duel with Ecuador last week, and coach Lionel Scaloni did not even include him among the substitutes. The match was played at a high altitude of over 3,000 meters in La Paz, and the Argentines won 3-0 even without their biggest star.
The seven-time winner of the Golden Ball did not take part in Monday’s training, he sat on the bench next to the coach and together they watched the preparation of the team, which is getting used to the difficult conditions. Already on Sunday, Scaloni declared that he would leave the question of Messi’s start open until the last moment and did not include him in the nomination.
In the first international competition since winning the World Cup in Qatar last week, Messi scored a free-kick to give Argentina a 1-0 win over Ecuador. In the past, in La Paz, he started 11 matches against Bolivia, but did not succeed even once.
So far, at the head of the historical ranking of the best scorers of the South American qualification, they share the lead with Luis Suárez from Uruguay, with a friend from his time in Barcelona, they have a balance of 29 goals.
This time in Bolivia, Enzo Fernández and Tagliafico, who scored before the break after Di Marío’s assists, and González in the second half took care of the win. The home team played from the 39th minute without the suspended Roberto Fernández.
Author: © List PHOTO: Instagram/leomessi Source: CTK
2023-09-13 04:41:15
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