Is Lionel Messi playing for Argentina against Venezuela tonight?

Lionel Messi is predicted to begin when Argentina play host to Venezuela within the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Friday. The 2-time world champions have already certified for this yr’s World Cup.

There have been query marks concerning Messi’s availability forward of La Albiceleste‘s sport towards Venezuela. The ahead missed Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)’s sport towards AS Monaco proper earlier than the worldwide break as a result of a flu.

Nevertheless, Argentina supervisor Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that their skipper is match to function towards Venezuela. Chatting with the press forward of their World Cup Qualifier, Scaloni mentioned (through Mundo Albiceleste):

“Leo is nice, he skilled usually and is offered to play. Leo could be very comfy within the Argentina nationwide staff. We managed to get the group to assimilate who he’s and make him really feel like he’s only one extra within the staff. We’ve identified that for a very long time. What ought to all the time have been regular started to be regular slightly over a yr in the past.”

It’s value mentioning that Messi missed the final spherical of World Cup Qualifiers performed in late January. He determined to remain again in France with PSG to construct his health after contracting COVID-19 in December.

Messi has performed an important position in guiding his nationwide facet to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He scored six objectives within the qualifying marketing campaign, together with a hat-trick towards Bolivia again in September 2021.

The 34-year-old is the second-highest goalscorer for La Albiceleste within the ongoing version of the qualifiers. He’s solely behind Lautaro Martinez, who has scored seven instances.

Lionel Messi shall be trying to win one more worldwide trophy with Argentina in Qatar

Lionel Messi shall be trying to win the FIFA World Cup after guiding his nationwide facet to the 2021 Copa America triumph final summer time.

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner helped Argentina raise their first Copa America title since 1993. It was his first main worldwide trophy with the nationwide staff.

The PSG ahead will now look to lastly win the World Cup for Argentina. La Albiceleste got here agonizingly near successful the event again in 2014 once they misplaced to Germany within the finals.

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar might be Lionel Messi’s final likelihood to win the sport’s most prestigious worldwide event.