As Argentina prepare to face Venezuela on Friday night, questions loom over the squad despite their World Cup qualification being secured. With Inter Miami facing Atlanta United on Saturday with playoff seeding on the line, both Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni and Miami manager Javier Mascherano have been coy about Lionel Messi's availability. Messi has been included in Argentina's roster for their matches during this October window, and with the match taking place at Hard Rock Stadium, it's not like it will require much travel for Messi.

Argentina's next match on Monday may be even closer to home as their scheduled friendly facing Puerto Rico has been cancelled in Chicago. That match was scheduled to take place on Monday, October 13 at Soldier Field, but currently, on Ticketmaster,

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