Lionel Messi to be denied Lamine Yamal showdown? Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni doubtful of Spain matchup in 2025 Finalissima due to congested calendar

Spain and Argentina have been slated to meet in the 2025 edition of the Finalissima which will see the Euro 2024 winners take on the Copa America champions. The game will also see Lionel Messi come up against Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal, who has regularly been compared to the Argentine star, and who is currently playing a starring role at his former club.

No decision has yet been made on where or when the Finalissima will take place and there's no doubt it will be tricky to find suitable space on a congested fixture calendar to find room. Argentina boss Scaloni has admitted that he is sceptical whether the game will even take place due to the heavy workload players are facing currently.

He told reporters: "The Finalissima next year is not easy, because Spain is playing in the World Cup qualifiers. Given the schedule, I don’t see it happening. We’ll see. We go into the match [against Peru] with the feeling that we have been together a lot, when before we saw them very little. If you add to that the matches with their clubs, where they have not had a break... It is a topic that is being talked about a lot. Since June we have played a lot."

Fans will have to wait and see if a solution can be found for the game to be played. There has been speculation the Finalissima could even be pushed back until 2026, the same year as the next World Cup which will be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and could then be played in New York.