Overview

• Lionel Messi will not participate in Argentina's friendly matches against El Salvador and Costa Rica, staying with Inter Miami to recover from a hamstring injury.
• Fans endorse Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister as the preferred choice to wear Messi's No.10 jersey for Argentina in his absence.
• Argentina's squad faces additional challenges with the withdrawal of players like Paulo Dybala and Exequiel Palacios due to injuries.
• These friendlies serve as the last preparation before the Copa America in June, with Messi expected to return to Inter Miami on April 3.
• Ticket sales for the matches have been impacted by Messi's absence, with reports of surprisingly low sales for the game in Philadelphia.