#2 Argentina will be really glad Messi came back from retirement
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Besides the fact that Messi is one of the best footballers in the history of the beautiful game, Argentina looked really pale and out of ideas in their 2-2 draw against Venezuela. Messi had to sit out with a groin injury, and even though it was a huge blow, Argentina was tipped to run over lowly-rated Venezuela.
Earlier in the week, Messi’s late winner inspired Argentina to 1-0 win over Uruguay in the top of the table clash. Going into the game, Venezuela were placed at the bottom of South American qualifiers, and Argentina was at the top. The underdogs found the net twice within half an hour, and it took an 83rd-minute winner from Manchester City centre-back, Nicolas Otamendi to save Argentina the blushes.
The Argentine side is filled with superstars from Paulo Dybala, Sergio Aguero, and Gonzalo Higuain, among others, and yet they look like a very unsettled team without their skipper. Argentina would have been in a huge spot of bother, had Messi stayed put on his retirement plans. La Albiceleste will hope the Barcelona wizard is fit in time for their next match against Peru.
