The Argentine team assured its presence in the Qatar World Cup last November, although it will still have to face the remaining four qualifying games seriously. Chile and Colombia will be his next two rivals and he might not have his main star, Lionel Messi.
Shortly after the ‘Albiceleste’ announced its list of summoned for those two matches, TyC Sports revealed that the call for the crack who plays for PSG is still under evaluation. Moreover, to address the issue, according to the source, Messi and Lionel Scaloni’s coaching staff had a conversation.
“They proposed to La Pulga to avoid the wear and tear of this double qualifying date at the beginning of the year, and that -by consensus- not join the list of summoned to play against Chile and Colombia. However, the captain of the Argentina team asked for a few more days to make the decision “, the Argentine media detailed.
The determination will be known soon. Anyway, a lot will have to do with how ‘Leo’ feels in the coming days, after catching COVID-19 in Rosario, overcoming the disease and returning to PSG training this Thursday.
PSG awaits the return of Messi
According to the newspaper L’Equipe, the former FC Barcelona player should train with his teammates this Friday to have more options to play a few minutes, or even start, against Olympique de Lyon.
The presence of Messi seems crucial for a PSG that will not be able to count on Neymar, who is still in Brazil recovering from his ankle injury, or Ángel Di María, who has recently tested positive for COVID-19. The ‘Noodle’ has no symptoms, but is still isolated serving the quarantine.
The PSG coach, Mauricio Pochettino, will not have easy to make the eleven for this Sunday due to the numerous casualties. In addition to Di María, Donnarumma, Kurzawa, Danilo and Sergio Rico remain positive for COVID-19, while Letellier and Bernat remain injured.
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