Sampaoli meets Messi

Sports Desk: Lionel Messi welcomed Jorge Sampaoli into his home on Tuesday as the Argentina boss formulates his plans for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Uruguay and Venezuela.

Sitting fifth in the CONMEBOL table, La Albiceleste travel to Montevideo on August 31 knowing that defeat could cut them four points adrift of a guaranteed spot in Russia with just three games to play.

Therefore Sampaoli has been holding meetings with Sergio Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Ever Banega, and now Messi.

Spending three hours in the forward's Catalonia home the day after Barcelona's beating of Chapecoense, Sampaoli and his assistant Sebastian Beccacece analysed videos and discussed the state of the squad with Messi as they look for safe passage to the World Cup.

Source: Marca.com

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