Messi was called up to play a friendly match with Argentina in the US.

(Dan Tri) - Lionel Messi is on the list of Argentina's national team to participate in friendly matches in October, with two matches against Venezuela and Puerto Rico in the US.

Argentina finished the 2026 World Cup qualifying round in South America at the top of their group. They were the first team to secure a ticket and now coach Scaloni is focusing on reviewing his squad for next season.

Captain Lionel Messi is once again called up for the FIFA Days series this October. According to the schedule, the Argentina team will face Venezuela on October 11 in Miami and Puerto Rico in Chicago.

Messi continues to be called up to the Argentina national team (Photo: Reuters).

Messi's availability against Venezuela on October 11 remains uncertain as Inter Miami will face Atlanta United in a key MLS season match at Chase Stadium a day later.

After the match with Venezuela, Argentina will face Puerto Rico at Soldier Field on October 14. Although these are only two friendly matches, coach Scaloni still called up all of his most important stars.

Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez and young Como star Nico Paz will play alongside seniors Messi, De Paul and Nicolas Otamendi.

In addition to Messi and Lautaro Martinez, Argentina's attack line also includes Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez, a player who has been playing explosively in recent weeks.

In addition, Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Lautaro Rivero (River Plate), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras) are also other young players given the opportunity in this October call-up.

Argentina national team's squad list in October (Photo: AFA).

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/messi-duoc-trieu-tap-cung-argentina-da-giao-huu-tai-my-20251004073922833.htm