Argentina's head coach appears to have suggested that Lionel Messi could play his last game on home soil when the 2021 Copa America champions host Venezuela on Saturday morning. SLInt MORE:
Argentina's head coach appears to have suggested that Lionel Messi could play his last game on home soil when the 2021 Copa America champions host Venezuela on Saturday morning.The Albiceleste will take on Venezuela in CONMEBOL FIFA 2022 World Cup qualification in the early hours of Saturday, but will go into the match without any pressure on them as they have already booked their place at the tournament.
Lionel Scaloni's side has put together an impressive qualifying campaign, winning 10 of their 15 matches and drawing the other five games, with Messi scoring six goals and Lautaro Martinez finding the back of the net on seven occasions so far. All eyes will be on Argentina's captain in their upcoming clash amid reports suggesting that the 34-year-old is unhappy at Paris Saint-Germain in France, and also because this could be the last time the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner features in a World Cup.Speaking ahead of their game against Venezuela, Scaloni seemingly suggested that the country's No. 10 might be gearing up for his last-ever national team encounter in Argentina this weekend.
"Tomorrow, he [Messi] has the opportunity to play in his country, with his people," he said, according to"Surely the last match we could play here and he can say goodbye to Argentina in the best way and hope that the future is even better." Messi's senior international career began in 2005, with the forward having since become Argentina's all-time record goalscorer with 80 strikes in 158 matches.