Leo Messi's game vs Australia will be the 1000th of his career. 778 - Barcelona. 53 - PSG 168 - Argentina 

Some bold decisions from Scaloni. Alvarez over Lautaro. Allister & Enzo both starting together. Lisandro is on the bench, but i can understand Scaloni's point of view as well. Imo, this is almost the perfect lineup. Now let's see if it translates 

Lautaro & Di Maria have to chip in with goals, to take some pressure off Messi. Especially Lautaro. He is the starting no.9 & goals are expected from him. Hopefully he will deliver tonight. 

Leo Messi: “We didn't expect to loose that way but there are no excuses. We are going to be more united than ever. This team is strong & we’ve shown it before. Now we have to win or win, it depends on us. I ask the fans to trust us. T 

Messi speaks before Argentina's first game vs Saudi Arabia !