Messi was banned for one game after being sent off in the Copa America third-place playoff against Chile and for levelling accusations of “corruption” at South American football chiefs
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Twice world champions Argentina will play at Jerusalem’s Teddy Kollek Stadium on Saturday night in a World Cup warm-up match
The encounter will be on March 27 at a venue yet to be finalised, four days after Argentina take on Italy in a friendly in Basel, Switzerland.
The Albiceleste, who booked a ticket to next year’s tournament after victory in their final qualifier, a 3-1 win at Ecuador in October thanks to captain Lionel Messi scoring a hat trick, will take on Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria in the group stages.
The 59-year-old spent just eight months in charge, overseeing only eight World Cup qualifiers before being given his marching orders