Lionel Messi and the mischievous comment in a publication of the players of the Argentine team | PHOTO

The Argentine team, without Lionel Messi among those summoned, pulled off a difficult match against Chile (not only because of what happened on the field). Ángel Di María, who wore the captain’s armband, and Lautaro Martínez scored the goals for the 1-2 victory at the Zorros del Desierto stadium in Calama.

After the success that kept them undefeated in the Qualifiers (like Brazil), the Albiceleste players threw the party in the locker room. There was music, chants and messages on social networks. One of those who shared the joy of the footballers, from intimacy, was Giovani Lo Celso with a publication on his official profile.

The Tottenham midfielder uploaded a postcard in the company of Leandro Paredes, ‘Fideo’ Di María, Nicolás Otamendi, Rodrigo de Paul and Alejandro Gómez. They all posed in front of the camera with their torsos uncovered and with a smile on their faces. Everyone, except for ‘Papu’ and, due to his expression, it was the point chosen by Leo Messi.

“Of course, ‘Papu’! Give him a face”, wrote the leader of the team from Paris. Immediately, the thousands of followers of Lo Celso followed the thread of PSG’s 30th and joined the comments on the position that the Seville attacker showed inside the dressing room of the cast that has added 32 units in 15 dates.

In this way, Messi, although virtually, also felt the victory in Chile as his own. The striker was absent from the national team for the first time in two years and three months. The crack stayed in France to recover the best possible form after contracting the coronavirus and being inactive for almost a month.

Low to measure against Colombia

Although Albiceleste returns home with three points in the bag, coach Lionel Scaloni (absent in Calama for reasons related to COVID-19) will have a major headache putting together the eleven. In front of the ‘Roja’, four players who were in the chapel were reprimanded and will not participate in the match against Colombia.

Nicolás Otamendi, Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul and Nicolás Tagliafico are the Argentine elements that saw the yellow card. Without them, the DT will have to prepare the clash against the ‘coffee growers’, who will have to fight to go to Qatar 2022. In contrast, Lautaro Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso and Marcos Acuña saw action, they were not punished by the referee, but they are still in the chapel .