Fans around the world hoping to see Lionel Messi dazzle with Argentina on Friday against Venezuela were disappointed when they found out the superstar won’t feature at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni floated Messi’s potential involvement in the low-stakes affair, though the national team confirmed his exclusion Friday before kick-off—Nico Paz, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Alvarez start in attack. “It’s true that these are games to try out and to see, as I said the other day, and that’s what we’re going to do,” Scaloni revealed Thursday.
