According to the Argentine Football Association, Messi made his way to the airport after the tie against the 2018 FIFA World Cup host to catch a flight back to Barcelona and will play no part in the country's second friendly against Nigeria in Krasnodar.
The Albiceleste captain who has been allowed to return to Barcelona played in his Argentina's 1-0 win over Russia in Moscow on Saturday, with Sergio Aguero grabbing the only goal of the game.
Jorge Sampaoli revealed afterwards that the idea to preserve the forward's energy was his and stressed that Messi has never asked for rest any time that he has been called up.
A higher risk of injury due to playing a game every four days was among Sampoali's concerns and as such, he has released the forward from duty.
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