Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi, ready to return to the starting eleven when they face Venezuela in the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the World Cup, but the presence of the midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has doubtscoach said Lionel Scaloni.
Argentina was seen boosted by Messi’s return for their World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia after the 37-year-old recovered from a right ankle injury sustained during the Copa America final against Colombia in July.
Messi, who plays for Inter Miami of US Major League Soccer, missed qualifying matches against Chile and Colombia.
“Leo is good, he has played a few games before coming to us and that’s what he needs: add minutes,” he said Scaloni a the press on Tuesday.
“Before the previous call we talked and the decision was that he should not come because he needed to play. Now he is fit, he is fine. He will be part of the team.”
Mac Allister of Liverpoolwas substituted at half-time in the club’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League at the weekend. “Alexis’ training is different. It was difficult for him to get into the first game, especially because of the care issue. I hope we don’t lose any more players,” he said. Scaloni.
Argentina will face Venezuela at the Monumental stadium in Maturín on Thursday and with the team preparing at the Inter Miami training center in Florida, Scaloni He said his team was concerned about Hurricane Milton.
Hurricane Milton, a major travel threat
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Tuesday as a massive Category 5 storm, causing massive traffic jams and fuel shortages as authorities ordered more than a million people to evacuate before it hit the the Tampa Bay area.
“I had asked to travel today and it was not possible, they denied us the trip. We are going to travel tomorrow (Wednesday) if the weather permits. Hopefully we will train tomorrow morning and then we will leave. In the afternoon we will leave, we have no more information than that,” he said. Scaloni.
“We have to make a stopover because they don’t allow landing from American soil directly to Venezuela. These are things that do not depend on us, we had bad luck here. The most important thing is the health of the people and of all of us here too,” explained the coach.
Source: La Verdad
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