The version of Jorge Sampaoli on the injury of Leo Messi

The big star of the FC Barcelona and of the selection of Argentina, Leo Messi, could not jump to the green to play against Italy this past Friday, more by caution that by another reason taking into account the slight annoyances that suffers in the abductores, and by the which the seleccionador Jorge Sampaoli took the decision of not risking with his presence on the terrain of game.

"As had this annoyance, prefer that Messi did not participate"

After the victory harvested by 2-0 in front of the Italians, Sampaoli explained the reason by which Messi did not participate in the party and which was the tactical strategy of the group albiceleste to face the challenge to play without his big star in the forward.

"We prefer that, as had this annoyance, did not participate, and established that Gio (Celso) occupied the position of Leo not to modify the plan. Further of the individual there were boys that had a big development and a big respect by the idea that proposed", manifested Jorge Sampaoli, showing happy with the result of the meeting when ensuring that the rest of the players stepped forward without Messi in the field.

Unexpected protagonists in Argentina

"Had a hard problem before the party and surpass it. What came to look for in this turns were these stimuli, and after the first meeting carry us positive things to analyse, like the debut of boys like Busts, Tagliafico and Lanzini", added in this regard.

Éver Banega And Manuel Lanzini were the goleadores of the selection of Argentina against Italy, and although it did not have luck of face to the contrary goal, another of the forwards that went back to the albiceleste was Gonzalo Higuaín, present in the alignment after nine months.

"Gonzalo led the attacks, left of face to mates when it held to strong rivals like Bonucci and Rugani and chose well the played of the second goal. They were 90 minutes of Higuaín with a lot of hierarchy, and showed that it is very engaged with the process", elogió Sampaoli.

It is necessary to take care to the maximum to Lionel Messi

Of face to the friendly party against Spain, that will play next week, the most likely is that Leo Messi already can enjoy of some minutes, although it do not play the complete party. The FC Barcelona, sure, will wish that it do not play neither a minute and that take care him to the maximum in the concentration of the albiceleste, taking into account the important commitments that avecinan in the weeks to come for the culés.