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Lionel Messi has already stated that the 2022 Qatar World Cup can be his final probability so as to add a World Cup winner’s medal to his in any other case full, glittering trophy cupboard.
It provides a specific amount of stress to the Argentine’s World Cup build-up, one which turned a little bit tauter on Saturday with Paris-Saint-Germain’s announcement that he can be rested for its journey to Lorient on account of an harm scare.
“Leo Messi will stay in remedy for an infected Achilles tendon as a precautionary measure,” the PSG statement read.
“He’ll resume collective coaching subsequent week.”
The Argentinian captain and talisman has rediscovered his type this season simply forward of the World Cup – which begins on November 20 – scoring 12 objectives and including 14 assists in all competitions for PSG, after struggling upon his transfer to the French capital final yr.
Argentina, who has not received the World Cup since 1986, will start this match as one of many favorites, courtesy of its 35-game unbeaten streak but it surely has been tormented by harm scares.
Messi has already missed two video games for PSG final month with a calf downside, whereas his nationwide teammates Paulo Dybala and Angel di Maria are scrabbling for health and Tottenham defender Cristian Romero is predicted to overlook his membership’s last three video games earlier than the match.
Messi’s Argentina will first take to the sector in Qatar on November 22, when it performs Saudi Arabia, earlier than going through Mexico and Poland in its different two group stage matches.
