There Is No Reason To Stop Messi From Playing During The International Break – Lionel Scaloni

Argentina manager, Lionel Scaloni has come out to say that he has no intention to rest Lionel Messi for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. He recently revealed this despite Lionel’s rigorous workload in Miami, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Messi is very much available to play for his country, so the plan will be for him to give his all on the pitch as always.

Scaloni added that the Argentine legend will play for as long as he can, and there is no reason to rest him.

His words, “I see him well. He is available to play, and we are happy to have him, as I always say. The plan is for him to play. If he has nothing, he will play as much as he can. We have no other intention. For us, that he is on the field is important. There is no reason to save him if he has no problems.”

WOW.

Lionel Andrés Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.

Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.

With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).

He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).