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Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez and three others a doubt for Argentina

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Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and three others are all doubts for Argentina when they play Paraguay in the World Cup qualifier.

Messi started Barcelona’s last match on the bench and despite coming on and scoring twice, the Argentine isn’t fully fit. Per a report by TyC Sports, Messi has trained twice in a row separately from the rest of the team. Messi has a problem on his ankle but the team is confident that he will play able to start the game against Paraguay on Thursday in Argentina’s third World Cup qualifier.

Lautaro Martínez is the other doubt as the Inter man still has discomfort in his right hamstring. He also trained separately from the team. Per the report, should he not be fully fit, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni would not start him and would try to play him against Peru in Argentina’s second World Cup qualifier of the month.

The third is Nicolas Tagliafico as the Ajax man is not fully fit. He played the entire match for Ajax in their 3-0 win but remains a doubt. Roberto Pereyra and Nicolas Otamendi also trained separately.

Lucas Martínez Quarta to travel, will join Argentina national team

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Lucas Martínez Quarta will be allowed to travel and join the Argentina national team.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni received a big boost as Martínez Quarta will be able to join the squad. As we reported, the Argentine was not allowed to travel and he was set to miss the match against Paraguay. Per several reports, the 24 year old has been cleared to travel and will be in Argentina on Wednesday.

Martínez Quarta will be flying out from Italy to Brazil and from there will continue to Argentina to join the rest of the team.

Argentina national team players arrive, Lucas Martínez Quarta could miss World Cup qualifier

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The entire Argentina national team arrived to training with the exception of Lucas Martínez Quarta who is yet to travel.

Lionel Messi along with Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes were the first three players from Europe to arrive. The three of them flew in Messi’s private jet while Andrada, Armani and Montiel were the firsts to training. Per a report by TyC Sports, the entire team has now arrived with Lucas Martínez Quarta being the exception.

As we reported, Lucas Martínez Quarta is in Italy as he hasn’t yet received clearance to leave the country. Per the report, the Argentina national team coaching staff are optimistic that a solution could be found. While he could miss the first match against Paraguay, should Nicolas Otamendi receive a yellow card against Paraguay, he would miss the match against Peru meaning that Lucas Martínez Quarta would be a must.

Three players called up for Argentina national team for World Cup qualifiers

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Three players have been called up for the Argentina national team.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has called up goalkeepers Franco Armani and Esteban Andrada to the Argentina national team along with Gonzalo Montiel. Here’s the updated list of players:

Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Agustin Marchesin (FC Porto)
Franco Armani (River Plate)
Esteban Andrada (Boca Juniors)

Defenders:
Nehuen Perez (Granada)
Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
Facundo Medina (Lens)
Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina)
Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax)
Walter Kannemann (Gremio)
Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille)
Lisandro Martínez (Ajax)
Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate)

Midfielders:
Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese)
Nicolas Dominguez (Bologna)
Roberto Pereyra (Udinese)
Alejandro Papu Gomez (Atalanta)
Angel Di Maria (PSG)
Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla)
Leandro Paredes (PSG)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur)
Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis)

Forwards:
Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen)
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Joaquin Correa (Lazio)
Nicolas Gonzalez (Stuttgart)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)

Ángel Di María scores twice, assists once in PSG win vs. Rennes

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Ángel Di María scored twice and had an assist for PSG in their 3-0 win vs. Rennes.

Di María, who is back in the Argentina national team, nearly had a stellar performance for the league champions. After playing the assist in for the 1-0 lead, Di Maria came close to doubling their advantage with a shot from outside of the penalty area which hit the post.

The Argentine would eventually double their lead with a lovely chip over the goalkeeper. Di María would also make it 3-0 with a left footed shot from outside of the penalty area. With his two goals, the 32 year old moves up in PSG’s all time goal scorers ranking. He is now on 86 goals, 8 all time in scorers. He is also 9 goals away from number seven.

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