Argentina coach Leo Scaloni has revealed the reason he replaced superstar captain Lionel Messi with a team. That was down on goals and with fewer players. As the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was feeling a little sore. But fortunately the football game ended in a 1-1 draw with Colombia.
World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifiers yesterday, ‘Albi-Salvadora’ trailing 0-1 in the first half from a solo effort by Luis Diaz, and in the 70th minute. They were reduced to 10 men when Enzo Fernandez was sent off. สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่
The plan was for Scaloni to keep Messi in the dugout until the team overtook him. But the Inter Miami star said he saw the situation was not good and asked to be replaced in the 78th minute with Ezequiel Palacios.
The Bayer Leverkusen player also assisted Thiago Almada, which led to the equalizer 10 minutes before the end of the game.
The question remains whether the 37-year-old’s injury will become so severe. That it will rule him out of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament this weekend.
“The first intention was that we didn’t change him,” he told ‘Taysee Sports’.
“But when Messi saw that on the sidelines we were making substitutions, changing tactics. He told me it was better to take him off, because he had a tight muscle.”
“Well, if the person doesn’t say anything, I won’t change it.”
Messi’s Inter Miami will play in the 2025 Club World Cup as the host team on June 14 against Al Ahly from Egypt. The Argentine’s failure to play will likely affect viewer ratings. As FIFA president Gianni Infantino has high hopes for the tournament.
The first heartbreak that Cristiano Ronaldo had failed to negotiate with Flamengo. Causing him to miss the ‘CWC’ has already happened.