Argentina news: Leandro Paredes addresses international future ahead of 10-game ban

Boca Juniors midfielder Leandro Paredes has insisted helium inactive feels portion of the Argentina setup.

The 32-year-old was deed with a hefty 10-match prohibition for his relation successful the disfigured scenes that took spot aft Argentina's 1-0 defeat to Spain successful the 2026 World Cup final. 

Paredes was seen grabbing Eric Garcia earlier pushing Gavi to the crushed aft the last whistle connected July 19. 

The experienced midfielder antecedently admitted that the prohibition and Lionel Messi's planetary status announcement could transportation him to discontinue planetary football.

Paredes addresses Argentina future

"It's going to beryllium hard for maine to transportation connected playing for the nationalist team," Paredes said earlier this month.

"Partly due to the fact that of my suspension and partially due to the fact that of Leo'sdecision, due to the fact that it'll beryllium hard for everything to transportation connected arsenic before. It's bound to beryllium a pugnacious determination [to retire]."

However, helium has present near the doorway unfastened for an planetary return, explaining that helium would presently beryllium with Lionel Scaloni's squad if it were not for his ban.

"I haven't spoken to the manager yet, but I'll astir apt halt by the grooming crushed to accidental hullo and spot however everything is going," Paredes said arsenic per ESPN Argentina. 

"Obviously, I consciousness similar I'm portion of the squad there; if I weren't suspended, I'd beryllium there."

Paredes acceptable to miss Messi's last Argentina appearance

Paredes's volition service the archetypal 3 matches of his 10-match suspension successful the existent planetary window.  

As a result, helium volition miss Wednesday's clash with Bolivia and the gathering with Burkina Faso connected October 3.

Unfortunately for Paredes, helium volition besides beryllium forced to beryllium retired Messi's farewell crippled against Benin astatine the Estadio Monumental connected October 7.