{"id":90230,"date":"2023-06-18T21:48:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T20:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nobody-can-replace-messi-in-argentina-coach-scaloni"},"modified":"2023-06-19T00:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T23:24:37","slug":"nobody-can-replace-messi-in-argentina-coach-scaloni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/nobody-can-replace-messi-in-argentina-coach-scaloni","title":{"rendered":"Nobody can replace Messi in Argentina \u2013 Coach Scaloni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Argentina manager, Lionel Scaloni, has said that it is \u2018impossible\u2019 for the country to replace Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina is preparing for their second international friendly game of the June FIFA break against Indonesia tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Scaloni has decided to rest Messi, giving the 35-year-old permission to miss the trip to Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus winger, Angel di Maria and SL Benfica\u2019s Nicolas Otamendi will miss the game.<\/p>\n<p>At his pre-match press conference, Scaloni was asked which player will replace Messi against Indonesia, he said, \u201cWho is going to replace Messi tomorrow? None. Nobody can play like Messi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we will try to make the team play in the same way knowing that he is an impossible player to replace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team is trained to do just as well and we\u2019ll try that. No one is going to play in Messi\u2019s place, but some players will do something similar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Argentina manager, Lionel Scaloni, has said that it is \u2018impossible\u2019 for the country to replace Lionel Messi. Argentina is preparing for their second international friendly game of the June FIFA break against Indonesia tomorrow. Scaloni has decided to rest Messi, giving the 35-year-old permission to miss the trip to Jakarta. 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