<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - 2x FIFA Champ Mia Hamm reflects on Messi Mania in the US"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2023/10/14/highest-paid-soccer-players-messi-ronaldo-top-world-2023-list/71185586007/" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">Lionel Messi</a> and Argentina's men's national soccer team will take the pitch together again Tuesday night for a 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Peru. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">And it might be a matter of how much Messi plays, instead of if he’ll even play at all. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Messi’s health has improved after a right leg injury limited him for much of the last month. He came off the bench for both <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mls/2023/10/07/inter-miami-vs-fc-cincinnati-messi-live-score-highlights/71090289007/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Inter Miami</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2023/10/12/messi-argentina-vs-paraguay-live-updates-score-highlights/71158977007/" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">Argentina</a> in his last two matches.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">So, how much could Messi play against Peru? </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“Messi is fine, he has been training. We will make the decision (Tuesday),” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni told reporters on Monday.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Argentina’s match against Peru is set for 10 p.m. ET inside Estadio Nacional de Lima in Lima, Peru.</p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt">How can I watch Argentina vs. Peru? </h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The match between Argentina and Peru will be broadcast by <a target="_blank" href="https://fanatiz.com/eliminatorias_conmebol_sudamericanas_en_vivo?irclickid=02ayta3baxyPWc6yyCzS8zs1UkFTmuSlIwBb1c0&irgwc=1&utm_source=Impact&utm_medium=330866&utm_campaign=704911&iradna=Online%20Tracking%20Link" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">Fanatiz</a>. </p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt">What did Argentina’s coach say about Messi? </h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni had an encouraging update about Messi's health on Monday. </p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“Messi is fine, he has been training. We will make the decision (Tuesday),” he told reporters. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">And how much will Messi play against Peru? It will be decided after Messi and Scaloni convene about his playing status. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“It is to speak with him and to ask him how he is. If he is well… It’s a question of minutes, of how much he can play. If he is well, you already know what I think. If he is well, he will play. There is nothing more to say.”</p><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_anc" id="gnt_atomsnc" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-method="loadAnc" aria-label="Newsletter signup form"/><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt">How did Messi fare in his last two appearances? </h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Messi has needed time to shake off the rust...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2023/10/17/messi-argentina-peru-world-cup-qualifying-match-live-updates/71214097007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
