No interesan las vacaciones recientes. Tampoco los días posteriores de negociaciones estresantes y cambio abrupto de destino. No importa que en su debut en el PSG haya jugado apenas 25 minutos ni que recién haya aterrizado en Caracas el martes. Lionel Messi no regula minutos en la Selección Argentina. Estrenará su título de campeón de América jugando como titular contra Venezuela en el partido que empezará a las 3 de la madrugada del viernes español
También la idea es que el capitán argentino arranque desde el principio contra Brasil y Bolivia en los dos cruces siguientes que redondearán esta triple fecha de Eliminatorias Sudamericanas.
El otro Lionel, Scaloni, el técnico de Argentina, no duda sobre Messi: “Si está en condiciones físicas, va a ser de la partida. Vamos evaluando partido tras partido. Por lo que hablé con él, está bien y no hay ningún tipo de dudas. Lógicamente llega sin los minutos que venía teniendo antes de la Copa América. Ya saben cuál es mi pensamiento en torno a Leo. Va a jugar. Y esperemos que juegue los tres partidos si está en condiciones”.
A Messi se lo ha observado feliz en su mejor reencuentro con la Selección. Lo cuentan desde la intimidad del JW Marriot, el hotel de concentración en la capital venezolana. Leo y todos se sacaron una mochila de encima con el título que Argentina ganó tras 28 años de sequía en mayores. Sin embargo, nadie se relajó.
Todos quisieron asistir a esta citación, a pesar de las trabas que pusieron varias ligas europeas. Así demuestran sentido de pertenencia y marcan una potente diferencia con los brasileños, uruguayos y paraguayos que no viajaron. Scaloni lo resaltó: “Desde que formo parte de las Selecciones Nacionales siempre he visto la misma predisposición. Si hay algo que caracteriza al jugador argentino es querer estar en la Selección”.
Advierte el DT: “Fuimos campeones hace muy poco tiempo y ahora tenemos que volver a estar a la altura. Esto es una rueda y lo único que vale es darlo todo. Ahora comienza un nuevo desafío. Todas las selecciones querrán ganarle al campeón”. Y es cierto. Argentina ahora será mirada de otro modo. Sus jugadores, aparte de liberarse, se potenciaron. El mercado de verano lo demostró: movieron 270 millones de euros.
En Caracas será Leo el capitán de una selección que tendrá una formación muy parecida a la que venció a Brasil en la final histórica del Maracaná. Jugarían Emiliano Martínez; Montiel, Pezzella, Otamendi, Acuña; Di María, Guido Rodríguez, De Paul, Lo Celso; Messi y Lautaro.
Argentina marcha segunda en las Eliminatorias con 12 puntos, detrás del líder Brasil (18). Contra una Venezuela que se encuentra última con 4 (junto a Perú), el flamante campeón de América no debería tener problemas en dar otro paso hacia el Mundial.
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