Argentina officially ruled out the star, as he’s in health and safety protocols.
Messi reportedly has been targeting a return around Christmas, and it doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility he could see game action for the first time this season when the World Cup team close out their West Coast road trip with back-to-back contests against the Croatian team on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
“Like I said, just day-to-day stuff, you know testing out different things, re-testing things,” Williams told reporters on what he needs to do to play, per NBC Sports Boston. “Trying to get right.”