“The team is never re -fixed according to Messi”

Argentina learned to deal with the absences of Leo messi And you don’t have to rearrange alignment when inter miami striker is not available, says coach Lionel Scaloni Prior to the classification for the World Cup of Wednesday against Colombia. Since its debut of the full choice in 2005, Messi scored 112 goals in 192 games with Argentina, winning the 2022 World Cup, two cups América and a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The 37-year-old captain lost the success of Argentina 1-0 in Uruguay and a 4-1 win over his rival Brazil in March due to an injury. The Scaloni team has confirmed its classification for the 2026 World Cup during the international break. He returned to the call for sorting matches for the World Cup this month and played in exchange for the success of Argentina 1-0 in Chile last week.

“The team is now at a time when you can play the same way with or without Leo (Messi), who had previously been more complicated because we had to change some players,” Scaloni told the press before the game in Buenos Aires. “But now we have no need and the team works the same way, that’s good.”

While Argentina qualifies for the World Cup in North America, Colombia occupies the sixth and final position of automatic classification and will seek the distance from Venezuela, seventh in classification, with success. Colombia defeated Argentina 2-1 in the final confrontation of qualified World Cups in September.

“It’s a great team, with great players, and with a clear style that can put yourself in the problem,” Scaloni said. “We reviewed it. We showed the players of their strength and what we wanted to take advantage of. It would be a great game, especially since we were playing at home, so it was good for our people to see the players.”