2023-06-19 11:18:12
Argentina will face Indonesia this Monday (2:30 p.m.) in a friendly match at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta. Before the game, the Albiceleste coach, Lionel Scaloni, was asked about the absence of Lionel Messi for this meeting and his approaching retirement. For him, “no one” can replace him in the future.
Lionel Scaloni, Argentina coach: “Lionel Messi is resting, as well as Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi. They needed a rest and I had thought about that before. But it’s always the national team that will play. It is the most important. Argentina is not just about one player. For this part, Messi will not play, but the others will still play. I hope people will enjoy the game.
I don’t even want to think about the day he will stop playing for Argentina and even less the day he will hang up his boots for good. It will be a very sad day for everyone. It is therefore not worth projecting oneself so far into the future. As for who will replace him tomorrow? Person. No one can replace Messi. But we will try to make the team play the same way. Even if he is an impossible player to replace, the team is quite capable of playing as well and that is what we will try to do. »
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