The captain of the National Team, Lionel Messiwas emotional today with the idea of wearing the albiceleste shirt again in next Tuesday’s game at home against Bolivia, after the ankle injury and highlighted the fact of being able to “play a match again in Argentina “, after the lackluster draw against Venezuela.
In dialogue with TyC Sports, after the 1-1 against “Vinotinto” for the ninth round of the South American QualifiersMessi assured that “He is very happy to be able to play a match in Argentina again” and he stressed that a long trip back to the country awaits the “La Scaloneta” team.
The man from Rosario was not called up on the last FIFA date of the 2026 World Cup qualifier due to the injury suffered to his ankle in the decisive match against Colombia, in the final of the Copa América 2024, which ended with the national team becoming two-time champions.
Messi stated that the team “will take advantage of these days (before the duel against Bolivia) to rest and begin planning the next match.”
On the other hand, he referred to the state of the playing field of the Maturín Monumental Stadium, which suffered flooding due to the rain that was present hours before the match and ruined the grass.
“It was an ugly, stuck game. We couldn’t make two passes in a row. In the second half on the right it was a little better, but it’s difficult to play like that, you play very little”declared the former Barcelona of Spain.
And he concluded: “The field did not help us to do what we wanted to do. We had to play another game. Play the second ball. Not risk too much because the ball slowed down. We played the game we had to play on the field”.
Source: Ambito
