Buenos Aires, Argentina – Wetin dem dey talk for town be say our guy Messi no go start for di match against Chile. Omo, di news dey break as Coach Lionel Scaloni don drop di bombshell. E been dey expected say Messi go dey inside, but Scaloni don get another plan for di night. Na serious matter!
Senosiain wey be sports journalist wey dey follow Argentina team closely for TyC Sports, don yan say dis decision no mean say Messi go sit down dey chop popcorn. E talk say anytime Messi dey on di field, na im be di main focus o. Na why he dey think sey di decision no too get to do with di upcoming Mundial de Clubes, because Messi go still play for di weekend. Wetin dey happen sef?
As e talk say, “I gatz believe say Messi go start today, but na dia dey plan for Tuesday against Colombia. But e be like say Scaloni wan try different thing.” Wetin e mean be sey as dem dey select player for di match, dem no just dey look Messi only. Dem don choose Nico Paz to carry di team for di match, obviously, anybody wey know say Messi dey ground, dey expect everything to dey revolve around am.
“Dia was an interesting chitchat wey happen yesterday,” Senosiain continue, “Scaloni no talk wetin make Messi no dey start, but make una relax, everything dey okay.” (E be like say e wan help us calm down in case we dey vex). Di match go still run with Nico Paz leading di squad, while di legends like Messi go come enter for second half. Di full lineup dey dis way: Dibu Martínez, Molina, Romero, Balerdi, Tagliafico, Simeone, De Paul, Palacios, Almada, Nico Paz and Julián Álvarez. Na serious lineup wey gatz carry weight!
According to di sources wey sabi di inside gist, e no really dey about Messi fitness o. Na just Scaloni dey make adjustments like sey e dey test water. Di coach dey try out new players and at di same time dey confirm wetin go work for di future. Messi go don enter di pitch as di second half start, and e go still be di king wey we all sabi. Wen e dey fit, na so story dey change.
So, make we keep our eyes peeled, because di match go get tight action. Make we see if our guy Messi fit change di game di way he sabi! While we dey wait, we fit just sip palm wine and gist di matter with style. Cheers to football wey dey bring us together, no matter wetin happen!
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