It did some days jumped the rumour, but now already is a totally confirmed news. Leo Messi will not be with the Argentinian selection, for the moment like a temporary decision and it will be necessary to see if definite. The rosarino asked something of time to clear the head and replace of the World-wide, and seems that it has been him conceded.

The physical and especially mental pressure to which has been subjected has finish happening him bill, and with 31 years has decided to take a break. All expect that it was to guide the steps of the new project of the 'albiceleste', but the first steps will be without help and his will not be the only absence of weight in the list.

In addition to the player of the FC Barcelona, references like Ángel Gave María, Sergio Agüero, Gonzalo Higuaín or Éver Banega have remained was, beside veterans that already affirmed that they would not go back to dress the zamarra white and blue, as Javier Mascherano and Lucas Biglia. On 7 September it expects a friendly against Guatemala and the 11 against Colombia, both in United States.

The new seleccionador, Lionel Scaloni, supported by the assistant Pablo Aimar, has entered some interesting changes, like the première of Lautaro Martínez and Giovanni Simeone. With so many moficaciones, expects that there are a lot of proofs in the next meetings, and no descarta that over time reincorporen some of the usual.

Maradona Approves the rest of Leo Messi of Argentina

The one who has manifested in favour of the decision of Leo Messi has been Diego Armando Maradona, that has valued the situation of the selection and has criticised the course that has been still in the last times and the one who seems that it will take prompt. For the one of Lanús, the new trainer -Scaloni and Aimar are like interim- will be determinant, and does not finish to see clear the few options that handle .

"It would say him 'jugá in Europe, no trips more, that do not use you more'. It would not have to go to a friendly only because the Selection wins more with him, this did it with me Grondona also, eye, but we in that period had less silver that the Chavo. Today for Messi is not necessary that was moving by silver", has explained the 'lint' in the newspaper 'Olé'.

Announcement of the Argentinian selection

  • Goalkeepers: Franco Armani, Gerónimo Rulli, Sergio Romero.
  • Defences: Fabricio Busts, Gabriel Market, Germán Pezzella, Ramiro Funes Mori, Alan Franco, Nicolás Tagliafico, Walter Kannemann, Leonel Gave Plácido, Eduardo Salvio, Marcos Coins.
  • Midfield players: Leandro Walls, Santiago Ascacibar, Rodrigo Battaglia, Gonzalo Martínez, Giovani Celso, Franco Cervi, Maxi Meza, Matías Vargas, Franco Vázquez, Exequiel Palaces.
  • Forwards: Angel Correa, Lautaro Martínez, Mauro Icardi, Gio Simeone, Cristian Peacock, Paulo Dybala.