Scaloni: Number 🔟 Jersey Waiting for Messi.

Argentina's caretaker manager Lionel Scaloni has stated that the number 10 jersey is reserved for Lionel Messi as Argentina hold on to hope that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner will prolong his international career.

"There is only one answer for your question: every player who was in the World Cup kept his number, the ones who came here. In this time, the 10 shirt belongs to Messi and it will stay this way until he decides if he will continue with us or not. We aren't closed to that chance so I chose to keep this number for him. In the future we will see, but if you look at the players who played the World Cup you will see they kept their numbers, and we wait for the future to see what happens, but so far no one is using the 10 because it is exclusive for him and that is my decision. There is nothing else about this, " said Scaloni.

Barcelona superstar Messi was absent as Argentina outclassed Guatemala 3-0 in California on Friday.