The coach of the Argentine soccer team, lionel scalonireaffirmed this morning that the star Lionel Messi continues to belong to the albiceleste team that obtained exactly six months ago the World Cup in Qatar, beyond the fact that tomorrow I will not participate in the friendly against Indonesia, in Jakarta.
“In principle, (Lionel) Messi is still in the National Team. I know that (the local fans) wanted to see it but the team is above all names. Tomorrow we are going to enjoy this match,” said the 45-year-old coach from Santa Fe at the press conference prior to the match that will be played at the stadium Gelora Bung Karno, from the capital Jakarta.
The star from Rosario, close to fulfilling 36 yearsI travel to Barcelona to take a few days off, prior to disembarking in Miami, after having reached an agreement to defend the Inter jersey of that city in the Major League Soccer (MLS) of the United States.
Regarding the hypothetical retirement of the all-time top scorer of the albiceleste team (103 conquests), Scaloni did not want to go “further”.
“It is not worth going any further. The world of football would like him to play forever. At some point he will leave and it will be a very sad day for everyone,” he reflected. scaloni.
The assertion is directly related to the answer that Messi gave Chinese TV in a report arguing that “in principle” it would not be available for the next 2026 World Cup, to be played in the United States-Mexico-Canada.
The changes to face Indonesia
In tomorrow’s rehearsal, scheduled for 9.30 from Argentina, nor will the defender Nicolás Otamendi be there (which renewed its commitment to the Benfica of Portugal) nor the winger from Rosario Ángel Di María, who has not yet resolved his sporting future.
“There will be between seven and eight changes,” he said. scaloni, in reference to the line-up presented last Thursday in Beijing in the 2-0 victory over Australia, in the first friendly of the international tour of Asia.
Lastly, the Argentine coach confessed that the day “is special” because it was exactly 6 months after winning the world title, after winning the World Cup final against France on penalties, after a hectic 3-3 win in regulation ( 90 minutes of the match and another 30 extra) of the decisive match played in the city of Doha.
“We have all the images of the anniversary spinning in our heads. Today is a special day”he admitted.
Source: Ambito
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