Argentina team urgently looking for Messi's replacement, Ronaldo goes on vacation after being eliminated

Messi suffered a right hamstring injury and withdrew from Argentina's two matches against El Salvador (March 23) and Costa Rica (March 27, both Vietnam time) in the US. Meanwhile, Ronaldo was on the list of 32 players for Portugal to play friendly matches against Sweden (March 22) and Slovenia (March 27), but was removed at the last minute by coach Roberto Martinez.

Messi can only meet his teammates to encourage them.

Messi's absence was beyond the plans of the Argentina team and coach Scaloni, as this famous player plays a very important role in the plans towards the goal of defending the Copa America championship (taking place from June 20 to July 14).

According to the Argentine Football Federation (AFA): "Messi will focus on recovering from a hamstring injury and will not play in the upcoming matches. He will return to the national team during the FIFA Days in early June and participate in the preparation process for the Copa America."

Although he will not play, there is news that Messi will go to Philadelphia or Los Angeles, where Argentina will play two matches, to meet and encourage his teammates, according to journalist Gaston Edul of TyC Sports channel.

"Without Messi, coach Scaloni will also have the opportunity to test some new options in the Argentine national team's attack. The opponents El Salvador and Costa Rica are not too strong, so this is a very suitable opportunity for the team to experiment. Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister could be the one to wear the number 10 shirt left by Messi. Others like Di Maria (wearing number 11), Julian Alvarez (9), Lautaro Martinez (22) and Enzo Fernandez (17), will be the key players in the Argentine national team's attack," Gaston Edul shared.

In addition, coach Scaloni also called up some young players such as Facundo Buonanotte, Valetin Carboni and Alejandro Garnacho to test more playing options for the Argentina team.

Ronaldo went on vacation with his family

According to ESPN, coach Roberto Martinez has eliminated captain Ronaldo from the 24-man shortlist for the Portuguese national team that will play against Sweden on March 22. The reason is that the Spanish coach wants to give the Portuguese star more time to rest with his family after a stressful schedule at Al Nassr.

Ronaldo posted a clip of himself and his family vacationing at a tourist destination in Saudi Arabia.

Ronaldo and his family are currently on vacation in Saudi Arabia. Also absent are Diogo Dalot, Cancelo, Danilo Pereira, Otavio, Ruben Neves, Vitinha and Joao Felix.

These players will join the Portuguese national team after the home match against Sweden, to prepare for the next away match against Slovenia (March 27). However, it is still unclear whether Ronaldo will join the team or continue to rest.

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