Lionel Scaloni has revealed he has no intention to rest Lionel Messi for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, despite his rigorous workload in Miami.
After two challenging seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, the 36-year-old signed as a free agent with Inter Miami CF this summer.
Messi has 11 goals and eight assists in 11 games with Miami. Since Messi’s arrival, the South Florida club has not lost, won the 2023 Leagues Cup and reached the US Open Cup final.
Amidst this rigours of amazing input, Argentina boss, Lionel Scaloni, also revealed that the star forward is extremely happy in the States.
“I see him well,” Scaloni said when asked about Messi’s availability.
“He is available to play, and we are happy to have him, as I always say. The plan is for him to play.
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“If he has nothing, he will play as much as he can. We have no other intention.
“For us, that he is on the field is important. There is no reason to save him if he has no problems.”
The World Cup champions play next at home to Ecuador on Thursday, September 7 and away to Bolivia on Sep 12.
