Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that Lionel Messi will play vs. Ecuador.

Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference in Chicago on Saturday after the team’s arrival to the city. Scaloni did not mention if Messi will start against Ecuador but he did sya that he will play. Here is what Scaloni had to say:

“The people will be able to see Messi tomorrow. He will surely play for a while. We are going to think carefully about the minutes that they will have so that we are ready for the debut.

“I imagine Leo (Messi) will play. I don’t know if it will be the entire match, 30 minutes, 60, but the people will be able to see him, that is the most important thing.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni reportedly has his back line which will start against Ecuador in Chicago.

Lionel Scaloni and the Argentina national team are in Chicago, Illinois for Sunday’s match against Ecuador and Scaloni appears to have his his back line in mind. According to Gastón Edul, the back line will consist of Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez and Marcos Acuña.

As we reported, Scaloni has his midfield three also in mind for the match.

The Argentina midfield against Ecuador will consists of Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes and Gio Lo Celso.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is going with a trusted midfield that he has used since the beginning of his tenure as coach. According to Gastón Edul, Scaloni will line up with De Paul, Paredes and Lo Celso against Ecuador.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Ecuador on Sunday, June 9 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.