Soccer Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Relief as Messi trains with national teamAFA posted yesterday this image where Lionel Messi is seen talking to coach Edgardo Bauza in Ezeiza. Bauza uses him in practice but La Pulga remains in doubt for tomorrow’s qualifierLionel Messi trained with Argentina’a national team yesterday in training sessions that were off limits to the media, held behind closed doors at the Argentine Football Association (AFA) facilities in Ezeiza. Messi participated in light drills during team training and Bauza was optimistic about his star forward’s fitness. Messi, 29, called it quits on his national team after missing a penalty in the shootout defeat to Chile in this summer’s Copa América Centenario final — the third consecutive loss for Argentina in a major final. After six matches in South American qualifying, Messi and his teammates sit third in the standings behind leaders Uruguay and Ecuador.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 31, 2016 04:43 UTC