A spit and two posts, turbulent return for Lionel Messi with Argentina

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By: Manu Tournoux

A spit and two posts, turbulent return for Lionel Messi with Argentina

Lionel Messi played again last night with his Argentina selection. A rather lively comeback.

In a qualifying match for the World Cup, Argentina took on Paraguay at home on Thursday evening. This match saw Lionel Messi return to competition with his selection, after missing the last outing in Bolivia last month.

Messi found the posts twice

La Pulga did not start at kickoff. In his absence, Nicolas Otamendi was the captain. The Benfiquist full-back first perfectly honored this first by signing the only achievement of the game.

Messi, for his part, only came into play in the 53rde minute in place of Julian Alvarez. Not yet completely ready physically, the former Parisian was quite discreet in the game. On the other hand, he was able to stand out on set pieces. First on a direct corner on which he hit the bar (76e). Then, finding the post on a well-taken free kick in stoppage time (92e).

Involved in an incident at the end of the match

The seven-time Ballon d’Or also clashed with an opponent, in the person of Sanabria. The latter even dared to spit on him. An incident that the Inter Miami player sought to minimize at the final whistle: “My teammates talked to me about it in the locker room. It’s better not to get involved, he said on TyC Sports. I don’t know who this guy is and I don’t want to give him any prominence either, because if he gets any prominence, he’s going to go out and talk everywhere and he’ll become famous.”

“I’m happy to play again and add minutes. It’s always difficult to come on and even more so in such a close match. The important thing is that we won and that we played very well at times, especially in the first half.”added the Argentinian star.

Messi can actually be happy. With this success, Argentina is now the sole leader of the South American mini-championship with three victories in as many games. The Albiceleste took advantage of Brazil’s misstep against Venezuela (2-2) to stand out in the standings.

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Manu Tournoux

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