Lionel Messi will not play upcoming friendlies for Argentina and will be on a break from international duty, according to TNT Sports LA. The Barcelona star will not quit permanently, but no one knows when he’d be back.
Messi had previously quit the Argentina team in 2016, but he came back in time to carry them into the 2018 FIFA World Cup,
The report says he spoke with Lionel Scaloni, Argentina’s caretaker manager, and told him he would not play in the upcoming friendlies. There is a Copa América in Brazil next year, but apparently, the pair did not speak about it.