15 November 2021 – The magnificent Argentina – Brazil poster, which will be played at night from Tuesday to Wednesday (00.30 am, Dutch time), has been given extra brightness. Lionel Messi is really ready to return to the starting line-up in that game. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed this during his press conference on Monday.
Messi had already played 15 minutes in the international match against Uruguay 0-1 last weekend. “He already deserves that game, but we decided it would be nice to let him play only a few minutes so he can play with good sense in the game against Brazil.” Argentine media.
Messi’s presence on the Argentina national team has caused quite a stir in his club Paris Saint-Germain before. Sports director Leonardo has admitted in the French media that he was not happy with Messi’s trip to Argentina instead of recovering from injury at his home club. As a result he had previously missed two PSG games.
read more: Messi annoys PSG director with trip
One of two smasher numbers between Argentina and Brazil and one of the South American World Cup qualifiers. The Brazilians are already determined to play in the 2022 World Cup, while Argentina need one more point in five games. In South America, the top four nations (ten) qualify directly for the World Cup. Fifth place will face inter-continental play-offs.
