Mascherano: "We invited Messi to the team for the Olympic Games"

Argentina's head coach Javier Mascherano has commented on the possible participation of Inter Milan striker Lionel Messi at the Olympic Games in Paris.

"We invited Messi to the Olympic Games. Di Maria was grateful, but he refused. He said he would have preferred another guy who would have had the opportunity to live this experience," TyC Sports quoted Mascherano as saying.