Lionel Messi fully fit and ready to play for Argentina in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

Argentina coach Scaloni indicated that Lionel Messi could start the match against Paraguay as he said his starting line-up would be close to the one that beat Brazil in the Copa America final.

Lionel Messi is fully fit and ready for action.  Argentina face Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru in the South American World Cup qualifiers. Messi trained freely with his Albiceleste teammates on Wednesday, rumours were the 34-year-old could still be bothered by a knee injury suffered while playing for Paris Saint-Germain in late September.

"He has trained with no problems and is fine, He has come with a desire to be with the team and he wants to give his all, just like everybody in the group. In regards to the injury, he's played two games since then and everything is fine." Argentina coach Scaloni told in a virtual news conference.

Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes training with the Argentina national team. pic.twitter.com/h8w8QXSPop