Not coaching Lionel Messi is Argentina's interim coach Lionel Scaloni's only regret

Interim coach Lionel Scaloni admits he's uncertain if Lionel Messi will return to the national team, but is optimistic for the newcomers to the side. Argentina interim head coach Lionel Scaloni quashes claims of a rift with Paulo Dybala after the Juve star started on the bench against Colombia. MENDOZA, Argentina -- Argentina's interim coach Lionel Scaloni doesn't expect to continue in the job on a full-time basis and if he has one regret in his six games in charge it is that he didn't get to coach Lionel Messi. Barcelona forward Messi has not played for Argentina since Russia 2018 and his international future is still up in the air, with La Albiceleste closing out the year against Mexico on Tuesday in Estadio Malvinas Argentinas. "Maybe not coaching Messi [has been] the only regret,"...

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