Lionel Scaloni, the head coach of the Argentine national team, explained why the famous Argentinian striker Lionel Messi did not play in the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against the Bolivia national team. His words are quoted by the publication Aim.
“Messi was not ready to play. He tried to recover yesterday but he did not feel very comfortable and we did not take any risks. Leo was not ready. We asked him to try it in training but he did not do it,” Scaloni said.
On the night of September 12-13, Moscow time, the Argentine team defeated the Bolivia team with a score of 3-0.
After playing for two years in the French team Paris Saint-Germain, Messi was transferred to Inter Miami in the summer of 2023. He made his debut for the club by scoring from a free kick in the first leg. After 12 matches for Inter Miami, Messi scored 11 goals and made 5 assists. On August 20, the Argentinian won his first trophy in America. Inter Miami won the League Cup by beating Nashville in a penalty shootout in the last match of the tournament (10:9).
Messi before bought expensive mansion.