Will Lionel Messi start tonight as Argentina chases another World Cup semifinal? | OneFootball

With the semifinals just around the corner and France and Spain set to battle for a place in the final, the other semifinal matchup is still to be decided.

On one side are England and Norway, while on the other, two Inter Miami players will represent Argentina against Switzerland.

Right now, every living soccer fan is witnessing the last run of Lionel Messi with the Argentine shirt, meaning that every game could be the last.

With this being said, one would assume Lionel Scaloni will start Lionel Messi tonight against a European force like Switzerland.

Is Lionel Messi playing tonight for Argentina against Switzerland?

The truth is that with the current path and how the game could go, Lionel Messi is expected to start against the Swiss.

Well, yes, I don’t know what you expect. Argentina is not playing well; they have the ball control, but they can’t project that possession into goals. Despite this, the GOAT is tied with Kylian Mbappe for the World Cup golden boot.

Also, Lionel Messi is the current all-time goalscorer with 21 goals, one more than the French superstar. Nevertheless, let’s go back to the crucial event this evening: Argentina vs Switzerland.

According to Argentine reports, Lionel Scaloni will use the same lineup his been using in the last games.

This formation has: Dibu Martinez, Molina, Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Tagliafico, Rodrigo De Paul, Paredes, Enzo Fernandez, Mc Allister, Lionel Messi, and Julian Alvarez.

With quite a frustrating surprise, the defending World Cup champions suffer a rough patch against Cape Verde and Egypt.

One game was taken to overtime, and the other was down by two goals on the scoreboard until the 80th minute. However, I don’t know if you noticed that the key to the victory against Egypt was on Messi’s head.

At first, the Inter Miami player was overwhelmed by the pressure from the Egyptian defenders, identifying that their weak point was on the right side of Argentina’s attack, the left side of the African team’s defense.

Because of that, Messi began drifting toward that side and creating danger from that position. A few moments later, two of Argentina’s three goals came from that flank.

Now, Switzerland will play a similar tactic game to Cape Verde and Egypt. They will lend the ball to the 2022 World Cup champions and wait to surprise them out of position.

It will not be an easy game for any nation's fans, but if you are neutral, this match has a spicy thing.