I don’t want to cause any harm.
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Edgardo Bauza has since replaced Gerardo Martino as head coach and, following talks with the new boss, Messi has elected to make himself available for forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela, meaning he has not missed a senior global.
Lionel Messi’s return to Argentina duty has been confirmed by his inclusion in Edgardo Bauza’s first global squad, while there is no place for Gonzalo Higuain up front.
“A lot of things ran through my head on the day of the [Copa America] final”, Messi explained. After the match, speaking to the media, the Little Man said, “The National team is over for me”.
“Thanks to all of those who want me to continue playing for Argentina”.
Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo has now reported that Lionel Messi will put on the Albicelsete shirt on for the South American World Cup qualifiers that are going to take place in the near future.
Lionel Messi has reversed his decision to retire from worldwide football, saying he loves Argentina “too much”.
The Barcelona striker abruptly announced his global retirement after Argentina lost the Copa America final to Chile.
With Edgardo Bauza taking over from Gerardo Martino as the new coach for the national squad, the management crisis at the Argentine Football Association is expected to be curbed.
Following a huge campaign in his homeland, which gained the support of the nation’s president Mauricio Macri, record goalscorer Messi was persuaded to return after talks with Bauza.
“I don’t want to get ahead of myself”, he added.
The forward, who plays for Barcelona, announced his retirement from the national team in June after Argentina was defeated by Chile in the final of the Copa América Centenario.
The AFA, which had been led by Julio Grondona since the 1970s, has been in turmoil since his death in 2014.
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Messi said Friday that he is returning despite “a lot of problems” involving the country’s federation, which is mired in financial chaos and under FIFA intervention.
