Lionel Messi Injury Update: Leo to Join Argentina For World Cup Qualifiers Against Uraguay, Brazil After Recovering From Hamstring and Knee Problems

Buenos Aires, November 12: Lionel Messi shall be obtainable for Argentina's 2023 World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Uruguay and Brazil after recovering from hamstring and knee issues, Albiceleste supervisor Lionel Scaloni has mentioned. The Paris Saint-Germain ahead educated freely with the Argentina squad on Wednesday and Thursday, displaying no signal of the accidents that stored him out of the French facet's final two matches. The Albiceleste will meet Uruguay in Montevideo in a while Friday and Brazil within the central-western Argentine metropolis of San Juan subsequent Tuesday (November 16). "Messi is fine. He intensified his training a little more (on Wednesday and Thursday) and, in principle, he's available," Scaloni advised reporters. "Leo wants to play and I want him to play. He played all the way through (this year's) Copa America and, for me, he is a source of pride. I'd love everyone to have the same desire to play that he does, even when they are not fully fit." Argentina are presently second within the 10-team South American qualifying group with seven wins and 4 attracts from 11 matches, six factors behind Brazil.  CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers Points Table: Brazil Continue To Lead, Argentina Remain In Second. Meanwhile in Quito, a first-half aim from teenage defender Piero Hincapie gave Ecuador a 1-0 dwelling win over Venezuela of their 2023 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Thursday night. The 19-year-old Bayer Leverkusen centre-back latched onto a curling Gonzalo Plata free-kick with a diving header that looped into the again of the web after ricocheting off goalkeeper Rafael Romo.  Lionel Messi Reveals That He Intends To Return to Barcelona at Some Stage within the Future. The end result means Ecuador now have 20 factors from 13 qualifiers as they edge nearer to securing a berth of their first World Cup since 2014, Xinhua studies. Venezuela stay final within the 10-nation South American zone standings with seven factors from 13 video games. The high 4 groups will routinely qualify for subsequent 12 months's World Cup in Qatar whereas the fifth-ranked facet will advance to an intercontinental playoff. (The above story first appeared on SociallyKeeda on Nov 12, 2021 03:38 PM IST. For more information and updates on politics, world, sports activities, entertainment and way of life, go browsing to our web site sociallykeeda.com).