New Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza has stated that he will try to convince Lionel Messi to come back on his decision to stop playing for the international team.
He said that Argentina still needs Lionel Messi and that it will be a great loss for the national team if Messi retires from international football.
Edgardo Bauza who has just replaced Martino at the head of the Argentina team said that he wants to have a conversation with Lionel Messi. He wants to see whether the player is still available for selection and whether he can count on him for the upcoming matches.
Argentina will be facing Uruguay and Venezuela in their next games that will count for the World Cup qualifiers. Argentina are currently third in the qualifying table and will want to get maximum points from these forthcoming matches. Edgardo Bauza will want to have his best players for this game as they do not have a lot of room for mistakes.
He said that as a former player he has also been through the disappointment of losing a final and wanting to quit everything. He believes that this decision can be reversed, but it will be up to Lionel Messi to decide. This is why he wants to have a chat with the player first to see what he thinks of the new project for the national team.
Lionel Messi announced his retirement after the Copa America final that Argentina loss against Chile. He said that it was disappointing for him to lose a final two times in a row and that it will be better for him to retire from international football. Since that day there are many football legends and personalities that have tried to convince Lionel Messi to reverse his decision, but so far the Barcelona player has not given any signs that he will be playing for the national team again.