At 36 years old, Lionel Messi In 2024, he will face one of the most fascinating years of his career with three goals on the horizon: the Copa América, the MLS since the beginning of the competition and perhaps the dream of becoming an Olympian again, a possibility that his countryman can do. will not be excluded. Javier Mascherano.
“Leo has the national team’s door open to do whatever he wants, it’s the reality. If in the case of qualifying he wants to go, he will be welcome. My relationship with him is a very great friendship and I would love it,” he told EFE in a video call with Mascherano, under-23 coach and in charge of leading the Albiceleste on its path to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
To achieve this, Argentina must first seal its January pre-Olympic ticket to Venezuela and ‘El Jefecito’ is wary. “First we have to qualify. Then, obviously, we are going to analyze the option of Leo coming. But there is no point in getting ahead of ourselves: the reality is that you have to qualify first,” he indicated. Mascherano does not speak for the sake of speaking, because he has to face this pre-Olympic without any of the under-23 footballers playing in Europe, so he has to build the squad with youngsters from the Argentine league.
Also Di María?
The other right name that could complete the Albiceleste call-up for Paris is that of Ángel Di María, who also won gold with Messi at Beijing 2008. Both are personal friends of Mascherano and could close a successful circle that started in the Chinese capital.
The Olympic Games begin in Paris on July 26, just twelve days after the Copa América final in the United States, a title Messi and Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina chose to retain.
Although the schedule is tight, the fact that the 2024 Copa América will be played on American soil could be an additional motivation for Rosario’s genius, as this is the country where he currently plays and where he has helped a lot. promote ‘soccer’ with his image since his arrival at Inter Miami.
Exactly, the focus on MLS is another of the main points of 2024 for Messi to crown and confirm what has been shown in half a year wearing pink. Since the Argentine is healthy and playing from the first day – along with possible newcomers – Inter Miami, with which Messi already won the first title in its history this year (the Leagues Cup), automatically becomes the clear favorite be the MLS champion.
Source: La Verdad
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