Argentina is demonstrating that he can win without Lionel Messijust in case he chooses not playing in the 2026 World. After a position was ensured in the competition next year, the main question now is whether the 37 -year -old star will play in her sixth tournament and try to win consecutive championships. “We will see what happens, there is plenty of time,” said the Argentine coach, Lionel Scaloni. “You have to go game by game because if we will not be talking about the same the rest of the year and you have to leave it alone, we’ll see. He will decide whenever he wants, let’s not go crazy with this.”
Tuesday Argentina He went to the court and gave Brazil The worst defeat of its history in a World Cup classification phase: a 4-1 beating. That was days after the victory of Argentina 1-0 in Uruguay. Both victories occurred without Messi.
The eight times winner of the Golden Ball He had been discarded after suffering a low grade muscle injury in the adductor. Messiwhich captained Argentina In the 2022 World Cup title in Qatar, it has been down several times with the Inter from Miami This season due to injury problems.
Your teammates Argentina they left no doubt about their hopes that Messi Return. “With Messi we could have made two or three more goals,” said striker Julián Alvarez, author of a goal against Brazil.
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The failure of Bolivia in view of Uruguay Tuesday assured Argentina -What leads the South American qualifiers with 31 points- one of the six direct seats of the continent for the World Cup of 48 teams that will coorganize next year The United States, Canada and Mexico.
After Tuesday’s great victory at the Monumental Stadium of Núñezthe midfielder Rodrigo de Paul It seemed to speak on behalf of the whole country: “The best thing about our teams is always when the number 10 plays,” he said Of Paul“because it is the greatest of all time.”
