Lionel Messi will start for Argentina vs. Bolivia on Tuesday in their World Cup qualifier.
Messi is going to be in the starting eleven for Argentina. According to Gastón Edul, Messi will once more start for Argentina, after having started in the 1-1 draw vs. Venezuela on Thursday.
This will be the first time that Lionel Messi plays in Argentina since the 2-0 loss against Uruguay in November 2023 which was also a World Cup qualifying match. As reported, Lautaro Martínez is also set to start and there is another report stating that Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni could start Messi, Lautaro and Julián Álvarez against Bolivia.
Ronaldo is in great form at the international level. Compared to that Messi did not have any memorable match since long. Can he make the Bolivia match memorable?
Useless statspadding is not great form in glorified friendlies (NL). We all have remembered how CR flopped at WC22 and Euro 24 when mattered and he will at WC26 again as usual. He is the reason this portugal generation is completely wasted.

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