Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentina national team, arrived with the Tango mission to “La Paz” in preparation for the tenth Bolivia match this evening, Monday, in the second round of the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
And according to the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” Catalan newspaper, Lionel Messi, captain of Barcelona and the Argentine national team, arrived this morning in La Paz to face Bolivia in the second round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers at “Hernando Siles”.
The newspaper added that Messi arrives in La Paz with the aim of achieving his first victory in the Bolivian capital, which is located at an altitude of 3650 meters above sea level and the second in the qualifiers for the World Cup Qatar 2022.
The Bolivia match represents a new challenge for Lionel Messi, as he was unable to win or score against this national team throughout his career.
So far, the captain of Barcelona and Argentina played two games against Bolivia at an altitude of 3,650 meters above sea level in the city of La Paz, in his first game, 11 years ago, Messi lost with Argentina 6-1 with the team that was led by Diego Armando Maradona at the time.
In 2013, the meeting between Bolivia and Argentina ended in a 1-1 draw, and Messi tried twice with two direct free kicks, but he failed to score the goal, and the only Argentine goal was by former Seville player Ever Banega.
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