[News] Lionel Messi | Argentine national team: the forward was qualified for the start of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

[Dr.Drako]

 

Lionel Messi dragged a sanction from Conmebol for a foul in the Copa América 2019. The punishment prevented him from playing from the first date in the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

Lionel Messi was authorized to play against Ecuador on the first day of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers. This Thursday, the Argentine team confirmed that the sanction that the attacker received in the Copa América in Brazil last year, by Conmebol, has been prescribed .

“The president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, sent a query to Conmebol about the sanction that Argentina's captain Lionel Messi had to comply with against Ecuador and after one year, Alejandro Domínguez confirmed that it has prescribed and is available for the double date, ”says the brief statement shared on official social networks.

 

The Albiceleste attacker saw the red card for a match against Gary Medel in the match against Chile for third place in the championship. This happened on July 3, 2019 and a year has passed, so the legal deadline was met.

Leo Messi also made some statements against Conmebol after that contest. For those words, the Argentine forward received a suspension for three months and was fined by the South American institution.

 

Then, the '10' of the Albiceleste can debut against Ecuador in the duel that is scheduled at La Bombonera for October 8. The Barcelona star will return to the Boca Juniors stadium, the scene where Peru was measured in the previous Qualifiers and then against Haiti in a friendly prior to Russia 2018.

 

After the premiere against the ‘Tricolor’ at home, Messi and the Argentine team will travel to La Paz to face Bolivia on the second day on the way to the World Cup in Qatar 2022.