Argentina faced Colombia on Wednesday morning to select the South American Region World Cup. Defending champions have drawn a 3-1 draw in this match at home ground Buenos Aires.
Lionel Messi, Argentina, was in the early eleventh day. But the eight -time Ballon d’Or -winning star did not play the full time of the match.
Coach Lionel Scaloni picked up Messi in 5 minutes. Instead, the Executive Palasios took the field. When Messi is leaving the field, Argentina scored 4-1.
The team remains in the backfoot, while a striker like Messi has been replaced by a midfielder like Palacios! Who has not yet recorded a goal in Argentina’s jersey.
At that moment the fans question why Scaloni picked up Messi even after the team was left behind. After the match, the Argentina coach answered that question to the fans.
Scaloni said he didn’t actually picked up Messi. Messi himself expressed his desire to get up.
Argentina coach said, “Leo (Messi) was not really supposed to leave the field. But in the end he came to himself. She (Messi) told me that it would be better for him to leave the field. So we decided to change him. The best thing is – we have always shown that we have fought without Messi and with 5 people. I tried for every ball. This is what gives us a lot of satisfaction. ‘
Argentina returned to parity just five minutes after Messi got up. Diego Alamada scored one point in the goal.
The next match of Argentina is against Venezuela on September 7.
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