Lionel Scaloni on Lionel Messi in Argentina vs. Uruguay: “Leo wants to play and I want him to play”

A news that PSG will not like. Lionel Messi recovered from the physical problems that did not allow him to play at Paris Saint Germain and will be available this Friday to play in the Argentina vs. Uruguay for the South American Qualifiers towards Qatar 2022. Lionel Scaloni made statements to the press in which he referred to the status of his top star.

“Messi is fine, he trained yesterday. He did (work) differentiated the first days and yesterday he intensified a little more, and in principle he is available, we think that Leo is fine ”, Scaloni said Thursday at a press conference at the sports field of the Argentine Football Association.

“Leo wants to play and I want him to play. He has always played in the Copa América and for me he is a source of pride. Hopefully everyone will have the desire to play like him in the Cup even though they are not in the best conditions ”, added.

It should be noted that Messi did not participate in the last PSG games due to “Discomfort in the hamstrings on the left side and pain in the knee after a concussion”, for which the call of the selected one caused the reaction of the directive of the Parisian club and Leonardo.

Scaloni expressed his opinion regarding the discomfort of the PSG sports leader: “We have a relationship with Leonardo and it is understandable about them, who understand that in recent times (Messi) has been with the national team a lot due to the timing (…) Nor can it be doubted that we are in order to summon them. It has always been a problem for European clubs ”.

Regarding the duel against Uruguay

“The team is not going to have many variations. Leandro (Paredes) is ruled out for this match. We are not going to take any risks and we have players who can do it just like him. It is the same base that played against Peru and we will define it today with Leo’s situation “, said the DT of the ‘Albiceleste’.

“Uruguay did not play a game with more or less intensity. In football, with the VAR, there is no longer any such thing as winning the handsome. Anything is red or has a yellow one. You run the risk of the VAR intervening. You can play friction, make things difficult for your opponent, but nothing more. Uruguay has footballers to play well. In the first minutes here they had situations. They have one of the best forwards in the world (Luis Suárez). They will try to close spaces and come out against. We are prepared for that “, Scaloni specified.