Messi returns to Argentina's "grafted" squad with seven young players

Captain Lionel Messi has returned to the Argentina national team squad for the last two rounds of South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, after he missed the last two matches due to his infection with the Corona virus. 

Coach Luis Scaloni announced today the squad that will face Venezuela in Buenos Aires and Ecuador in Guayaquil on the 25th and 29th of this month, respectively. It included seven young players who play in European club academies and have even defended the colors of other teams in the age groups.

Scaloni aims to summon them to prevent losing their efforts to other teams, such as Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho (17 years) and Real Madrid midfielder Nicolas Bass (17 years old), who previously played with the Spain youth team.

The Argentine national team qualified for the finals, accompanied by its Brazilian rival, who leads the unified group by 4 points over Messi's companions.

The two arch-rivals are still waiting for FIFA to set a new date for the match that stopped between them in September in the sixth round, a few minutes after its launch in Sao Paulo due to the local health authorities entering the field for accusing four Argentine players of violating Corona virus protocols.

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