Lionel Scaloni reveals why he decided not to send Messi against Bolivia Talk: Confessions of 10

Lionel Scaloni Lionel Messi reportedly told him he wasn’t feeling well In the second match of the South American qualifiers against Bolivia in La Paz, which the Argentine national team won 3-0, Rosario players did not even appear on the bench.

“There’s no point risking Messi”

“He told me personally that he wasn’t feeling well,” the coach said in a statement ESPN

And added: “It doesn’t make sense (for him), it’s a difficult stop and it doesn’t make sense to go in at height and even risk it.”

The player from Rosario was overloaded with muscles and his schedule at Inter Miami was very demanding, so it was jointly decided that he would miss La Paz, which the rest of the team endured without problems and even achieved at a high level A historic victory.

“When Leo is not there, the team has another attribute, something else. Obviously, we always want him to be there, but if he’s not there, we analyze what we can do. We have Di Maria, Nico Gonzalez, Julian who performed well today and all the boys coming back. “

Scaloni said Messi was not feeling well.

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Lionel Messi has a demanding schedule with Inter Miami: 5 games in 14 days

• Saturday 9/16 Atlanta United vs. Inter Miami (MLS)
• Wednesday, September 20 Inter Miami vs. Toronto (MLS)
• Saturday, September 24: Orlando City vs. Inter Miami (MLS)
• Wednesday 27th September Inter Miami vs Dynamo (final U.S. Open Cup)
• Saturday, September 30: Inter Miami vs. New York FC (MLS).