{"id":412231,"date":"2024-06-11T08:33:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T03:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=412231"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T03:33:38","slug":"messi-returns-to-field-as-argentina-win-over-ecuador-by-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/messi-returns-to-field-as-argentina-win-over-ecuador-by-1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi returns to field as Argentina win over Ecuador by 1-0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Chicago<br \/>\nArgentine international Lionel Messi has returned to play for his country in Copa America\u2019s warm up match against Educator at Soldier Field in Chicago where Angel Di Maria crusied his team to victory on Sunday.<br \/>\nArgentina won by 1-0 after Di Maria netted one goal in the final phase of the first half.<br \/>\nThe 36-year-old was in full swing before being replaced by Inter Miami forward Messi on the 56th minute.<br \/>\nArgentina coach Lionel Scaloni was quoted by ESPN: \u201cWith Leo [Messi], there is no need to risk him. Not just with him, but others like [Nicolas] Otamendi didn\u2019t play. Angel [Di Mar\u00eda] only played some minutes, Julian [Alvarez] and Lautaro [Martinez] the same.\u201d<br \/>\nThe eight-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner suffered an injury in his right hamstring which kept him away from from participating in Argentina\u2019s previous two Copa Am\u00e9rica warmups against El Salvador and Costa Rica in March.<br \/>\nThe coach said: \u201cWe want to take care of these players, and allow them to arrive in their best possible conditions to the tournament\u201d.<br \/>\nWhile speaking with TyC Sports, Angel Di Maria stated: \u201cWe know Copa America will be complicated, you could see it today in the game. Players get into it, and there will be difficult games. I think today was a good game to demonstrate how we are. I think we\u2019re on a good path.\u201d<br \/>\nIt was for the second time consecutively that Di Mar\u00eda\u2019s scored during his international game after Costa Rica on March 26. It was also his 31st goal for Argentina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Argentine international Lionel Messi has returned to play for his country in Copa America\u2019s warm up match against Educator at Soldier Field in Chicago where Angel Di Maria crusied his team to victory on Sunday. Argentina won by 1-0 after Di Maria netted one goal in the final phase of the first half. 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