“I hope Leo has the desire and can be there.
We have to see how he is when the Games arrive, but it would be a dream for all the boys that he could be there,” Thiago Almada, captain and leader of the Under 23 National Team in the Pre-Olympic, said without hesitation about the possibility that Lionel Messi can be part of the city in Paris 2024. Javier Mascherano had also expressed a similar wish some time ago.
And now, with the classification achieved, everyone's desire is reignited.
Are there chances?
The presence of the best in the world will depend on several factors such as their desire, the calendar and the short time between the final of the Copa América and the first match in the Games.
The Copa América to be held in the United States, where Scaloneta will defend the title, has its final scheduled for Sunday, July 14.
And the start of men's football will be on Wednesday, July 24 in Marseille, just 10 days after the final in New Jersey.
The difference is just 10 days.
“Let's go
,” Messi published in an Instagram story along with applause emojis and the post from the official account of the National Team about the classification.
The champion captain in Qatar 2022 instantly and from a distance celebrated the goal achieved by his friend Masche's team.
Leo already won the gold medal in Beijing 2008, the second for Argentine soccer.
Will you feel like going for the third one?
The one who had already left was Angel Di María, who warned that the Copa América will be his goodbye in blue and white.