(FILES) Argentina’s ahead #10 Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after selecting up an damage in the course of the Conmebol 2024 Copa America match closing soccer match between Argentina and Colombia on the Exhausting Rock Stadium, in Miami, Florida on July 14, 2024. (Picture by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Lionel Messi is not going to play in Argentina’s subsequent two World Cup qualifiers due to damage.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni introduced his 28-man squad on Monday for the matches towards Chile on Sept. 5 and Colombia 5 days later.
Messi remains to be recovering from a proper ankle damage.
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The 36-year-old Ángel Di María, who retired from the nationwide staff after successful the latest Copa America, shouldn’t be on the checklist both.
World Cup champion Argentina leads South American qualifying with 15 factors after six matches.
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Squad:
Goalkeepers: Walter Benítez (PSV Eindhoven), Gerónimo Rulli (Olympique Marseille), Juan Musso (Atalanta), Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Germán Pezzella (River Plate), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon), Valentín Barco (Brighton).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Roma), Guido Rodríguez (West Ham), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), Ezequiel Fernández (Al Qadisiya), Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Nico González (Fiorentina).
Forwards: Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Matías Soulé (Roma), Giuliano Simeone, Julián Álvarez each (Atletico Madrid), Valentín Carboni (Olympique Marseille), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) and Valentín Castellanos (Lazio).
