Emiliano Martinez has urged his want to hitch Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria in Argentina’s Olympic squad, which is about to journey to Paris in the summertime.
Javier Mascherano, coach of the Argentine under-23 nationwide crew, has prolonged an open invitation to Messi and Di Maria to take part within the Olympic Video games. Latest updates counsel that the duo could possibly be joined by the Aston Villa goalkeeper, who is keen to safe an Olympic gold medal—an accolade absent from his spectacular assortment with the nationwide crew, which already features a World Cup and a Copa America title.
Whereas Messi has not disclosed his resolution but, Di Maria has expressed his intention to retire from worldwide soccer after the Copa America, which concludes earlier in the identical summer time. The South American event ends simply 10 days earlier than the Olympic competitors begins in Paris, doubtlessly presenting a problem for the supply of Messi and different gamers.
Martinez’s eagerness to hitch Messi within the Olympic squad mirrors the shared ambition amongst Argentine gamers to excel on the highest degree and obtain success on the worldwide scene.
The Villa shot-stopper advised DirecTV Sports: “If there’s one thing lacking for me with the nationwide crew, it’s profitable the Olympic Video games.”
Whereas there have been circumstances of gamers collaborating in consecutive tournaments, akin to Barcelona’s Pedri, who took half within the Euros and Olympics in 2021, replicating such a feat would possibly show bodily difficult for a 35-year-old Messi to emulate.
