According to Olé, Scaloni revealed in his post-match press conference his conversation with Messi before the game and the reason Messi came off the bench.

Scaloni said: "He could have played the full 90 minutes today, and even then, he would not fall short of the opposition; it could even add to his legend. But he still chose to give his teammates the opportunity to play and was willing to plan ahead for upcoming matches. This says a lot about him. Because he doesn't care about the statistics that people usually talk about."

"So I'm very happy that he made that decision. When I spoke to him, he said it was the best thing to do, and I agreed. I think this shows, in a way, what the Argentine national team means to him—this team, his teammates, it's truly wonderful."

Messi came off the bench and scored one goal in Argentina's 3-1 victory over Jordan today.

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