The Argentina national team said Friday that Lionel Messi would not be available for the team's friendly against Venezuela at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni teased the possibility of experimenting with the lineup in the match against Venezuela when addressing media on Thursday but never completely ruled out the captain's participation.

"Yes, we've spoken with [Messi], as we've spoken with everyone. We haven't decided on the team yet. We'll decide until late in the last training session," said Scaloni on Thursday. "It's true that these are games to try out and to see, as I said the other day, and that's what we're going to do. But we'll talk with him and decide today. It's obvious I'd like to try out different options because that's what these

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