Barcelona and Spain superstar Lamine Yamal will wear Lionel Messi's old jersey number - number '19' - for the 2024/25 campaign.
Lionel Messi missed the target but Emiliano Martinez came to the rescue as Argentina survived a scare to beat Ecuador on penalties and book a place in the Copa America semi-finals.
Lionel Messi is optimistic that a leg injury he incurred during Argentina's 1-0 Copa America win over Chile is "nothing serious".
Argentina opened their defence of the Copa America with a 2-0 win over a battling Canada in Atlanta.
Lionel Messi will not be available for Argentina in their upcoming international friendly double-header due to injury.
Lionel Messi said it was a "shame" he could not play in Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong, with his absence leaving angry fans demanding a refund.