Lionel Messi | Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images
The star of the Argentina national team will not be able to help his national team in the next two World Cup qualifiers due to injury Lionel Messi.
The head coach of the Argentine national team Lionel Scaloni announced on Monday the squad of 28 players for the next two matches – September 5 against Chile and September 10 against Colombia – but Messi is not on the list of candidates. As the coach said, Messi, 37 years old, is still recovering from an ankle injury.
Also, the 36-year-old striker Angel di Maria, who announced the end of his career in the national team after the victory of the national team in the South American tournament – “Copa America” - is not in the month who went, in the team. cited by Scaloni.
After six rounds in the South American qualification group of the 2026 World Cup, the Argentine national team is the leader with 15 points. The closest followers are Uruguay with 13 points, while Colombia are in third place with 12 points. Chile is in eighth place in the ten-team competition with five points.
2024-08-20 19:34:14
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