TIL Desk Sports/ Argentina’s interim coach Lionel Scaloni has said he is unsure if or when Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will return to the national team. Messi was left out of Argentina’s squad for friendlies against Guatemala and Colombia next month, having reportedly asked for a break from international football.
“I know you are all waiting for me to talk about him,” Scaloni said at a press conference on Tuesday. “We had a chat, after which we decided he would not be there.”
“It would be very unwise of me to tell Leo to stay at home and not come. There is no coach in the world who would benefit from Leo not being available. We did not talk about his future. He will not take part in these (upcoming) friendlies and we will see what happens in the next ones,” he added.
Argentina face Guatemala in Los Angeles on September 7 and Colombia in New Jersey four days later. The matches will be Albiceleste’s first since their erratic World Cup campaign, which included a 3-0 loss to Croatia and ended with a 4-3 defeat to eventual champions France in the last 16.
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