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Hurricane Milton impacts Argentina travel plans for Venezuela match

Hurricane Milton impacts Argentina travel plans for Venezuela match

Lionel Messi and the Argentine National Football Team departed from South Florida on Wednesday afternoon, a day before a match in Venezuela and ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall in the state. 

Argentina trained in Fort Lauderdale at the facility of Messi’s Major League Soccer club, Inter Miami, this week ahead of two qualifying games for the 2026 World Cup. Those plans were made due to travel restrictions by the Venezuelan government, and before the threat of Milton — a Category 4 storm expected to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. 

The team is unable to fly from Argentina and the United States directly to Venezuela. So, the reigning World Cup champions departed Miami and have a layover in Barranquilla, Colombia before arriving in Maturín, Venezuela. 

Messi and Argentina will face Venezuela on Thursday at the Monumental Stadium of Maturin at 5 p.m. ET. The second match is Tuesday in Argentina against Bolivia at 8 p.m. ET. 

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