La Liga: Messi could miss 2020/21 first El Clasico game in October

La Liga: Messi could miss 2020/21 first El Clasico game in October

La Liga: Messi could miss 2020/21 first El Clasico game in October.

New Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman, could be without Messi for three games in October, including the El Clasico against Real Madrid, if he travels for international duty with Argentina.

Argentina’s 2022 World Cup have matches against Ecuador on October 8 and Bolivia on October 13, 2020.

FIFA has confirmed that players situated in Europe will be available for CONMEBOL qualifiers, but a number of clubs have raised concerns about the development.

Under the current regulations in Spain, anyone returning from South America is required to quarantine for 14 days before such a player can be featured in a game.

This means Messi will not be able to feature in LaLiga matches during that period of international duties.

The Argentine would miss matches against Getafe and Alaves and crucially the big fixture against fierce rivals Real Madrid.

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