BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Lionel Messi was picked Thursday for Argentina’s future two Planet Cup qualifying matches irrespective of muscular pains that have kept him off the field for two months.
The 36-yr-previous Messi has skipped 5 of Inter Miami’s last 6 matches. The Argentina captain also missed his national team’s 3- earn at Bolivia on Sept. 12.
Messi’s most the latest visual appeal was at his team’s match against Toronto on Sept. 20, in the course of which he was substituted at halftime simply because of muscular pains.
Argentina will encounter Paraguay in Buenos Aires on Oct. 12 and then take a look at Peru five times afterwards.
Argentina and Brazil guide the South American Planet Cup qualifying standings with two wins from two matches.
Argentina:
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Franco Armani (River Plate), Juan Musso (Atalanta)
Defenders: Walter Benítez (PSV Eindhoven), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Germán Pezzella (Authentic Betis), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Marco Pellegrino (AC Milan), Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon), Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), Lucas Esquivel (Athletico Paranaense)
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Roma), Guido Rodriguez (Genuine Betis), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Bruno Zapelli (Athletico Paranaense)
Forwards: Paulo Dybala (Roma), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Julián Alvarez (Manchester Town), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), Facundo Farias (Inter Miami), Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Nico González (Fiorentina), Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla)
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