Athletistic / Football. Argentina national team head coach Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that Inter Miami striker Lionel Messi and Benfica Lisbon midfielder Angel Di Maria will participate in the 2024 Copa America. The tournament will take place next summer in the United States.
“Now only Messi and Di Maria are guaranteed to be included in the squad for the America’s Cup,” journalist Gaston Edul quoted Scaloni as saying on his social media page.
The 2024 America’s Cup will take place from June 20 to July 14 in the USA. The Argentine national team is the current holder of the trophy. The Albiceleste won it during a tournament in Brazil in the summer of 2021.
Lionel Messi has been playing for the Argentina national team since 2005. Since June 2023, he has been playing for Inter Miami. Angel Di Maria made his debut for the national team in 2008. Last summer he returned to Benfica. Together they helped the Argentines become world champions for the first time in 36 years (2022 World Cup in Qatar).
Source: Sport
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