Will Messi play against Brazil? Scaloni says the star is fit

"If he is ready to play, he will be in both games," anticipated the Argentina coach ahead of the duels against Uruguay and Brazil

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2023-11-16 14:26:39

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Argentina comes sweet after becoming champion of the world, of America and starting the South American Qualifiers with four wins. But the match against Uruguay in La Bombonera represents a challenge to continue with an ideal score due to the quality of the Celeste players and the offensive mentality that their coach, Marcelo Bielsa, tries to instill.

They are a “tremendously difficult” opponent, said the Albiceleste coach, Lionel Scaloni, at a press conference. As for Lionel Messi, captain and latest winner of the Ballon d’Or, he explained that “it’s okay, it’s good”. “Although he only played one game in the last 25 days, he is training normally. If he is ready to play, he will be in both games,” he said, also referring to the next match against Brazil at the Maracanã stadium.

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Although he did not confirm the starting lineup, Scaloni announced that “in general terms it is the one that has been playing”. In that sense, in the last double date, Messi entered the second half against Paraguay in Buenos Aires and played the 90 minutes against Peru in Lima.

With all this in consideration, everything would indicate that La Pulga will play from the start, while the main doubts are whether the starting winger will be Ángel Di María or Nicolás González, and if the central forward will be Julián Álvarez or Lautaro Martínez.

In front is a Uruguay that has just beaten Brazil 2-0 in Montevideo and will have the return of Luis Suárez as a great novelty. With a great presence in the Grêmio, El Pistolero will meet again on a playing field with Messi, who shared a forward position at FC Barcelona and who could join paths at Inter Miami if the already much talked about hiring of the Uruguayan comes to fruition.