Lionel Scaloni: Messi always wants to play
The mentor of the Argentines spoke before the semi-finals of the World Cup.
The head coach of the Argentina national football team, Lionel Scaloni, said that in the semi-finals of the World Cup against Croatia, his wards will play for the sake of their people.
"We will play for Argentina, for our families, for the entire Argentine people," TASS quoted him as saying.
Scaloni praised striker Lionel Messi's contribution to the game of albicelesta, who always shows a high level.
"He is distinguished by the spirit of the winner, he is always thirsty, wants to continue playing football, which cannot but rejoice us," the coach said.
Argentina and Croatia will play on 13 December. The match starts at 22:00 Moscow time.