Argentina: Messi and Paredes in selection, PSG complains to FIFA – Maxifoot

The sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain, Leonardo, gave a rant and challenged FIFA following the summons of Leandro Paredes and Lionel Messi, currently injured, with Argentina.

As often, the international truce gave rise to tensions between the European clubs and the various federations. With this time for main protagonists Paris Saint-Germain and the selection of Argentina.

Albiceleste coach Lionel Scaloni has called midfielder Leandro Paredes and striker Leo Messi in his list of players selected to face Uruguay (November 13) and then Brazil (17). in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Wounded but summoned

Problem: the two Parisians are currently unavailable. Victim of hamstring pain and knee pain, the six-time Ballon d’Or missed the last two games of PSG, while Paredes is in the recovery phase following his quadriceps injury of the left thigh contracted during of the previous gathering in selection. Despite these difficulties, the Albiceleste made a point of summoning the two men so that they come to have their injury noticed, continue their care and certainly also with the idea in a corner of the head of being able to align Messi (and possibly Paredes) for the shock against Brazil or even against Celeste …

Leonardo’s rant

These decisions make cringe on the side of PSG, which would obviously have preferred that the duo remain quietly treated in the capital. PSG sports director Leonardo called on FIFA. We do not agree to let go for selection a player who, for us, is not in physical condition or who is in the rehabilitation phase, breathed the Brazilian in the columns of the newspaper Le Parisien. This is not logical, and this type of situation deserves that we define a real settlement with FIFA.

While waiting for a possible reform of the regulations, the club of the capital can only suffer but the reigning vice-champion of France and Argentina have every interest in taking decisions in good understanding in order to avoid a more serious injury of the Pulga which would not suit either of the two parties … The case Paredes, now a simple player of rotation in Paris, seems potentially less heavy with consequences, but the PSG wants to make a symbol of it and defend its interests as well as possible.

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