Giving Lionel Messi a break from international duty with Argentina “would not be a bad thing”, claims World Cup winner Mario Kempes.
The Barcelona talisman is back in the colours of his country at the 2019 Copa America.
He is enduring all too familiar struggles, with the Albiceleste sweating on a place in the quarter-finals after taking one point from their opening two games.
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It appears unlikely that Messi will be bringing his wait for senior international honours to a close this summer.
Final successes have eluded him in the past at the Copa America and World Cup.