During this national team gathering, Lionel Messi could not join the Argentina team due to injury. However, coach Lionel Scaloni’s team still played quite well with two wins. 
Talking about Messi, Alexis Mac Allister affirmed that Argentina needs to be stronger whenever this star is absent. The Liverpool midfielder shared: 
“We always focus a lot on the team and the team. We know that without Leo, we have to become even stronger because we no longer have players who can save us when things go wrong. happen.”
“We know that when Leo is in the team, our opponents are a little more scared, that’s normal. We also have players who play at big clubs in Europe, and when other teams play against Argentina, they all know that it won’t be an easy match, and that’s what we want. .” 
“We want to play our best, so our opponents have a difficult day against us.”
