‘Cut supply to Lionel Messi’

Updated On: 07 October, 2021 07:52 AM IST | Asuncion | IANS

Paraguay coach Eduardo Berizzo wants his boys to apply pressure on players who’ll feed Argentine skipper tonight

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Argentina skipper Lionel Messi

Paraguay will focus on cutting supply to Argentina captain Lionel Messi when the teams meet in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier, head coach Eduardo Berizzo has said. Berizzo told reporters on Wednesday that his players had been briefed on how to stop Messi’s teammates in Thursday’s match, explaining that it is futile to try to stop the Paris Saint-Germain forward when he is already in possession.

Eduardo Berizzo