Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi
will not be on
parade at the Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, venue of the
pre-World Cup friendly between Argentina and Nigeria on Tuesday, November 14.
According to Ole Argentina, manager
of the two-time world champions Jorge Sampaoli has opted not to field his
skipper against the Super Eagles. And it has been suggested that the striker
will only feature against World Cup hosts Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow on November 11.
Lionel Messi This same scenario
happened in the Albiceleste’s last international friendlies against Brazil
(June 9) and Singapore (June 13), when Messi went the distance against the
Seleção but was omitted from the match day squad against the Asians.
Across all levels, Lionel Messi has
faced the Nigerian national teams five times in the past and has scored six
goals, including four against the Super Eagles. Meanwhile, VfB Stuttgart
left-back Emiliano Insúa was handed a late call-up by manager Sampaoli on
Tuesday, as replacement for the injured AC Milan star Lucas Biglia, who
suffered from an inflammation in the patellar tendon of his left knee.
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