Football News: last night Albiceleste emerged victorious against Italy by 2-0 goals without their star man because of his hamstring injury, but he hopes to lead his country against Spain on this Tuesday.
Lionel Messi News: Lionel Messi admitted that for the last few days he had this injury.
The Argentine captain suffering from the hamstring injury for the last couple of days and that left out from Argentina’s 2-0 victory against Italy last night at Manchester.
Last night Messi on the Spectator’s seat for Argentina, while his countryman Ever Banega and Manuel Lanzini ensured Argentina’s 2-0 win over Italy.
[SELECCIÓN MAYOR] Imágenes de la victoria de @Argentina 🇦🇷 ante #Italia 🇮🇹 por 2 a 0 📸 pic.twitter.com/PWukm3kw2W
— Selección Argentina (@Argentina) March 23, 2018
This season Messi in a peerless form for his club Barcelona, so far in this season he has scored 35 goals for them, and his goalscoring form looks impressive even he admitted about his injury problem, but he is hopeful to start the match for his country against Spain.
Messi voiced: "I have been suffering from this hamstring injury for some time,"
"I always want to play, but the road to the World Cup is still long. We decided to wait for this game [against Italy] to rest but I'm optimistic about playing against Spain."
The Argentine gaffer Jorge Sampaoli added in the post-match conference: "We had planned the game with Leo Messi in the starting line-up, but he had an injury and we preferred him not to take part."
The PSG man Angle DI Maria would the match against Spain because of his problem in his right thigh.
Last night Di Maria was replaced on the 64th minutes by Diego Perotti against Italy, and the Argentina football association confirmed that he will sit out against Spain.