he was missing. After the tranquility that circulated in the bodies of Argentine fans at the end of his participation with PSG in France, the captain of the national team Lionel Messi This Monday, he joined the team’s focus in Abu Dhabi, where he will hold training sessions open to the public in the afternoon ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against the United Arab Emirates and Qatar 2022 World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia.

The ‘Pulce’ arrived at the hotel accompanied by Juventus players from Italy angel of mary Y Leandro Paredesand the three were received in the central hall by the president of the Argentine Football Federation (AFA), Claudius Tapia. Physical trainer Luis Martín and doctor Daniel Martínez were also present.

Messi arrived after playing 74 minutes in Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-0 win over Ligue 1 in France on Sunday. He had a few brushstrokes and didn’t show any physical problems, which kept the technical staff led by Lionel Scaloni on their toes.

Six players had arrived from the 26-man squad for Qatar over the course of Sunday: the goalkeeper Geronimo Rollers; the defenders Nahuel Molina Y John Foyth; midfielders Rodrigo De Paul Y Exequiel Palacios and the attacker Giuliano Alvarez.

They have previously worked with the team before Franco Armani, Cristian “Cuti” Romero, Germán Pezzella and Guido Rodríguezas well as the sole sparring partner who traveled with the delegation, Tigre youth goalkeeper Federico Gomes Gerth.

This Monday, starting at 11:00 (Argentina time), the players of the national team will have a free training session at the Al Nahyan stadium, while Wednesday will be the only and last friendly match before their World Cup debut: against the United Arab Emirates at Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium (12:30, Argentine time).

Then they will travel to Doha, Qatar, to settle in the albiceleste bunker of the city’s University, already with his head in the first against Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday 22 at 7:00 (Argentine time) at the Lusail stadium.

With information from Telam