Messi may captain
Diego Maradona plans on making seven substitutions to his starting lineup for Argentina's match with Greece, but star Lionel Messi will play Tuesday because benching him would be sinful.
Maradona, whose squad is all-but assured a berth in the round of 16, will give his reserves a chance to see some action.
"We wanted to give Lionel a break but he will play," Maradona said. "He's the best player in the world. I think it would be a sin not to give him to the team, to the people, and leave out a player who could decide the match."
Messi, who spectacularly set-up three Argentina goals in a victory over South Korea, could wear the Argentine captain's armband with regular captain Javier Mascherano of Liverpool set to sit out after an earlier yellow card.
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