Lionel Messi invited to join Argentina football team for Paris Olympics, says former teammate Javier Mascherano

2024-02-14 12:07:08

Buenos Aires ∙ Lionel Messi will be invited to play in the Argentina football team participating in the Paris Olympics, Javier Mascherano, the coach of the under-23 team and Messi’s former teammate and friend.

Last day, Argentina qualified for the Olympics by beating Brazil 1-0. All 3 senior players have a chance to play in the U-23 team that will participate in the Olympics.

Mascherano said that Messi will be considered as one of them and his decision in this regard will be final. Messi was a member of the Argentina team that won gold in the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

English Summary:

Messi to play in the Olympics team