Lionel Messi has not been included on the latest Argentina national team list as he continues to recover from the ankle injury he sustained during the Copa América final in July 2024.
In the first half of the final of the competition, Messi injured his right ankle and tried to play through the pain before being forced off the field in the 66th minute.
The player suffered ligament damage, according to Inter Miami CF, and will be out indefinitely while he recovers.
Since the final, Messi hasn’t kicked any ball or train for the time being.
Lionel Scaloni, head coach of the Argentina national team, will rely on the other players when La Albiceleste take on Chile on September 5 in Buenos Aires and Colombia on September 10 in Bogotá.
With 15 points from six games played, Argentina currently leads the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers. On November 21, 2023, Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0.
With 12 points, Colombia is in third place in the standings, while Chile is struggling in eighth place with just five points.
The top six CONMEBOL teams will go directly to the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The seventh-place teams will go to a second round of playoffs to try to get a spot.
In the mean time, beneath is Argentina’s latest team released by Scaloni:
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez, Gerónimo Rulli, Walter Benítez and Juan Musso.
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Otamendi, Germán Pezzella, Leonardo Balerdi, Nicolás Tagliafico and Valentín Barco.
Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernández, Giovani Lo Celso, Guido Rodríguez and Ezequiel Fernández.
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