Correa keen for Argentine starting role in Messi absence


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 05 Oct 2016

2016 Rio Olympics - Soccer - Preliminary - Men's First Round - Group D Portugal v Argentina - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 04/08/2016. Angel Correa (ARG) of Argentina (R) and Edgar Ie (POR) of Portugal compete for the ball. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

LIMA (Reuters) - Argentine forward Angel Correa says he is ready to fill the void left by talismanic striker Lionel Messi for their World Cup qualifier away at Peru on Thursday.

Five-times World Player of the Year Messi will miss the fixture with a thigh problem, giving the 21-year-old Atletico Madrid forward Correa a chance to add to his five caps.

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