He got tired of Scaloni, says bye to Lionel Messi and will leave Argentina after Qatar

While the Argentine team is focused on what will be the World Cup semifinal in Qatar against Croatia, a player would think about the retirement of the Albiceleste once the tournament in the Middle East is over. He is not taken into account by Lionel Scaloni and due to his advanced age he could choose to step aside.

This is Franco Armani. The River Plate goalkeeper has no space in the squad led by Scaloni, since Emiliano Martínez has owned the position since 2019. Given his situation and being relegated to the position of third goalkeeper, he could think about resigning from the National Team after the World Cup participation.

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Armani has been taken into account since the previous process. What's more, he made a save against Nigeria and France during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Already with Scaloni in command of the Albiceleste, the former goalkeeper of Atlético Nacional de Colombia continued to be the starter.

However not everything were good news, as the arrival of Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez, the Aston Villa main goalkeeper made him lose the status of indisputable and the last time he saved was in the friendly against the national team of Estonia played on June 5, 2022.

Armani, from being a starter to third goalkeeper for Scaloni:

Before the World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Scaloni confirmed that Gerónimo Rulli was going to be the second goalkeeper for the National Team in the Middle East, only behind Martínez. For his part, Armani became the third and is closely followed by Juan Musso, who stands out in the Italian Atalanta and asks the coach of the 2021 Copa América champion for a space.