Lionel Messi has shaken off his harm worries and is match for Tuesday's crunch tie among Argentina and Brazil, however Paris Saint-Germain group-mate Neymar has been dominated out with a thigh damage.
Messi overlooked PSG's remaining games with a knee trouble and was not absolutely fit the forty five minutes he managed against Lille earlier than that, but to the membership's dismay, he travelled with Argentina and managed 14 mins off the bench towards Uruguay on Saturday.
"He turned into bodily match the opposite day and in the long run we determined that the excellent component became for him to play a few minutes in order that he should get a feel for it and he's confirmed to play the next day," said Argentina leader Lionel Scaloni ahead of the sport (via ESPN).
"It's going to be a very difficult game. They are the crew that leads the qualifiers and they're already thru to the finals."
Brazil sit six factors clear at the top of their World Cup qualification institution and that they'll be trying to increase that after they face Argentina, but they'll have to accomplish that without Neymar after the winger complained of pain in his left thigh.
A Brazil statement study: "Neymar Jr said he felt insecure approximately the state of affairs and as there isn't always enough time to perform complementary checks, the technical fee determined to relaxation the participant who will now not tour with the crew to San Juan, place of Tuesday's game in opposition to Argentina."
Neymar has loved a prolific World Cup qualification marketing campaign so far, main his state's scoring charts with seven goals in his nine outings.
The Selecao are in an exceptionally cushty position within the group and have already secured their vicinity in Qatar. The pinnacle 4 sides qualify mechanically, and there's currently an 18-factor gap between themselves and 5th-positioned Colombia, who're in the direction of the lowest than the top.
Things are almost as rosy at membership stage for Neymar, whose PSG aspect are ten factors clear on the top of Ligue 1, notwithstanding now not even being specially magnificent this yr.
Mauricio Pochettino's side will get returned to membership existence with a visit from mid-desk Nantes on Saturday, but whether Neymar can be suit sufficient to function remains to be seen.
