Argentine striker Lionel Messi refused to play for the national team in the next friendly matches. This was told by the head coach of the team Lionel Scaloni. According to him, the player does not have the motivation to fight against Brazil and Iraq. "I talked with him, and we still think he better not come to the national team.
Now the guys who wear the national team shirt, have something to prove, we will follow them, "- quotes his portal FourFourTwo. At the same time, Messi has not yet decided whether he will play for Argentina in official matches. Lionel took a break, after the failure at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Then the team could not get beyond the 1/8 finals, which became a serious blow for the striker. Earlier, the Argentinian had already taken a break. In 2016, the national team played poorly at the America's Cup, recalls the TV channel "360".