Lionel Messi 'to only feature in one Argentina game this week' despite nine month absence from national team Lionel Messi will only play in one of Argentina's two friendly matches in March He has not featured for Argentina since the World Cup defeat to France in June Argentina play Venezuela on Friday in Madrid and will play Morocco on Tuesday
By Tom Caldon For Mailonline
Published: 10:55 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 10:55 GMT, 21 March 2019
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Lionel Messi will only take part in one of Argentina's two international friendlies this week, despite not having played for the national team in nine months.
Argentina will first take on Venezuela at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano Arena on Friday evening.
Messi has been training with his team-mates at Real Madrid's Valdebebas training ground this week and is expected to play in the friendly fixture, but it is understood he will then return to Barcelona instead of
