The victory over Paraguay in Brasilia took Argentina through to the quarter-finals with a game to spare and Scaloni admitted the time might be right to rest his star man. Messi has spoken openly about wanting to win a title with Argentina and add an international honour to the myriad baubles he picked up with his club. They may fear a resurgent Brazil but they are enjoying a good spell – Monday’s game was their 16th without defeat – and belief the drought may finally break is quietly building. Messi has spoken openly about wanting to win a title with Argentina and add an international honour to the myriad baubles he picked up with his club. They may fear a resurgent Brazil but they are enjoying a good spell – Monday’s game was their 16th without defeat – and belief the drought may finally break is quietly building.

Source: Egypt Today June 22, 2021 03:22 UTC