Argentine coach Leonel Scalloni announced Thursday that he will play two friendly matches against Mexico this month, where he has seen a series of surprises.
In the squad that Scaloni announced for the first two friendly matches on November 16 and four days later, Paris Saint-Germain's Angel Di Maria and Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain and Manchester City's Sergio Aguero were missing. Inter striker Maori Icardi and Juventus were called Paulo Debala.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has been left out of the squad since Argentina took the last round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and has not played in the four friendly matches since then.
According to reports, the best player in the world has 5 times requested his exemption from participation until the end of this year, while the interim coach of the team Lionel Scalloni said in previous statements that the departure of Messi, 31, will be short-lived.
Messi has been missing since October 20 for his Catalan side, who has said he will be away for three weeks because of a broken arm in a 4-2 win over Sevilla in the Primera Liga.
On Wednesday, Barcelona announced Messi's return to motor training, hoping to return to play against Real Betis in Liga on November 11.
