Kunle Adeleye
Lionel Scaloni, Argentina’s head coach, has addressed why captain Lionel Messi was not chosen in his team’s World Cup qualification matchday roster that overcame Bolivia on Tuesday.
Argentina defeated Bolivia 3-0 at the Estadio Hernando Siles, thanks to goals from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Tagliafico, and Nicolas Gonzalez.
Prior to the Bolivia match, Messi was the hero for La Albiceleste against Ecuador last week, striking a fantastic free-kick to secure the team’s first three points.
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Scaloni stated (via Mundo Albiceleste) that he did not include the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward in his squad against Bolivia because “Leo was not ready to play.”
“He tried to recover yesterday, but he didn’t feel comfortable, and we didn’t want to take any chances.”
“It wasn’t that important because there are more important things coming.”
Argentina, meanwhile, is second in the CONMEBOL standings with six points from two games.
On October 13, they will face Paraguay in their next World Cup qualifier.
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