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Messi chases first goal; hosts face crisis
The Daily Guardian
|November 21, 2023
Lionel Messi has few barriers yet to break in soccer. One of them will be in reach on Tuesday, when Argentina visits Brazil in a South American World Cup qualifying match.
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The 36-year-old Messi has scored 31 goals for Argentina in World Cup qualifying encounters, but none of those came against Brazil, home or away. He has five goals against the arch-rival, all in friendly matches. Brazil’s soccer confederation said all 69,000 tickets for the clash at the Maracana Stadium are sold. Both teams will play after defeats in the previous round; the locals lost 2-1 at Colombia and the World Cup champion was defeated at home 2-0 by Uruguay.
Many Brazilian fans are keen to watch Messi in a match that could be his last in Rio de Janeiro playing for Argentina. In the same arena, the star lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany, and beat the host in the decider of the 2021 Copa America.
This story is from the November 21, 2023 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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