Lionel Messi could miss Argentina’s match against Ecuador on Tuesday.

Messi will be with the Argentina national team and is training for Thuraday’s World Cup qualifier against Venezuela but he could miss Argentina’s last qualifying match. According to Fernando Czyz, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and Messi spoke, Messi told him that he is well but they will decide if he will travel with the team to play against Ecuador.

The rumors as to why Messi could miss the match is because of his club Inter Miami. With most of the MLS season already passed, Inter Miami have to qualify for the playoffs and Messi wants to avoid injury.

Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes traiend with the Argentina national team on Tuesday.

Messi, De Paul and Paredes did not train with the Argentina national team on Monday but joined the team for Tuesday’s training. Lionel Scaloni’s team trained behind closed doors with the media having access for the first 15 minutes.

Nicolás Otamendi did not train with the team due to fatigue but will train on Wednesday. Claudio Echeverri and Valentín Carboni did not train with the team but trained with the U20 team.

The Argentina national team will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier.

Alexis Mac Allister will be arriving in Argentina on Tuesday.

Mac Allister is the last player to be joining the Argentina national team. According to Fernando Czyz, Mac Allister’s KLM flight was delayed and he had to take a flight to Paris.

The Argentine is expected to be in Argentina at 9:00 pm local time. The Argentina national team trained on Monday behind closed doors and will train on Tuesday.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier.

Juan Foyth has arrived in Argentina and spoke about Lionel Messi, Julio Soler and Franco Mastantuono.

Foyth is back in the Argentina national team after not consistently being called-up. The 27 year old is with the team for the World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Ecuador.

Argentina’s World Cup qualifier against Venezuela on Thursday could be Lionel Messi’s last ever World Cup qualifying match in Argentina. Speaking with ESPN Argentina, here is what Foyth had to say about it:

“If Messi plays his last qualifying match against Venezuela, it will be a date that goes down in history. It’s wonderful to experience it so closely and share these moments.”

The defender also stated that he was happy to be with the team and had this to say abotu the younger players:

“Soler and Mastantuono are very talented and mature players. They don’t seem their age, and it’s great to see new players coming through.”