Lionel Messi was not included in the Argentina coach team, Lionel Scalloni, in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil, with the striker’s loss due to muscle strain.
Messi scored an amazing goal in the Inter Miami 2-1 victory over Atlanta United in the main football league (MLS) on Sunday but he felt uncomfortable in the muscles, local media reported.
As a result, the 37 -year -old was excluded from the Argentina team on Monday, and will remain in the United States to recover.
Argentina, who leads the qualifying qualifiers for Conmebol with 25 points after 12 games, is traveling to URuguay second on Friday.
Then they host a team of Brazil, on March 25, without Neymar striker, who was scheduled to return to the national team after more than a year but was excluded after he was injured in muscle.
The Argentina Band for the year 2026 World Cup qualifiers
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Jeronimo Rolli (Olympic Marseille), and Psv Einhoven.
Defenders: Nahawil Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montel (River plate), German Bezela (River plate), Leonardo Balurdi (Olympic Marseille), Juan Fawith (Verial), Nicholas Utamandi (Benevica), Olina).
Lendro Predes (ROMA), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Rodrigo de Paul (ATLETICO MADRID), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Alexis Mac Madeco (Livepool), Máximo perrone (como) (Bologna), Thiago Al -Mayada (Olympic Leon).
Front: Nicholas Gonzalez (Juventus), Nicholas Paz (Komo), Claudio Eishvirieri (Manchester City), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Lotaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Santiago Castro (Bolgna),.