Challenge of height for Messi with the selection of Argentina

Leo Messi and the selection of Argentina will have to face a particular challenge this Tuesday against Bolivia, when measuring against one of the feeblest selections of the clasificatorio that gives access to the World-wide of Russia 2018, but in a party that can report big problems to the albiceleste when having to play in The Peace, a capital to more than 3.000 metres of height above the level of the sea.

Messi accumulates with Argentina two ties and three defeats when it has touched him play in Bolivia, Ecuador or Bogota, the three capitals of Sudamérica that find to a greater altitude. "Personally, I think that it is impossible to play here", said in 2009 after falling defeated by 6-1 against Bolivia in The Peace, after having vomited to the rest of the meeting.

The Argentinian of Messi has badly of height

The Peace is situated to 3.625 metres of altitude. Two years before, in 2007, Messi already suffered a 20 November in Bogota, capital of Colombia. Messi advanced to the albiceleste, but the selection "cafetera" achieved to win with targets of Busts and Moreno.

Bogota is the third higher capital of Sudamérica by behind The Peace and Remove, and the same year of the tremenda goleada suffered against Bolivia, in 2009, Argentina also lost when it touched him play in Remove, capital of Ecuador. The albiceleste fell then by 2-0.

Something better have gone the things for Argentina in the two last parties, saldados with tables. On 26 May 2013 Argentinian went back to visit The Peace empató to one with a goal of Éver Banega. On 11 June 2013, the Ecuador-Argentina also finished in tie (1-1), by what Messi will have this Tuesday the big challenge of cuajar a big party against Bolivia that serve him, besides, to break the bad statistical and attain a new triumph, after the achieved against Chile in The Monumental of Buenos Aires does some days.