Sept 23 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored twice and Argentina dominated Honduras 3-0 on Friday in Miami as the World Cup-bound team continues to fine-tune its ...
The crowd roared in approval nonetheless. Messi's team mates immediately got in the faces of the Honduras players and the teams exchanged words but stopped short of trading blows. [Marcelo Santos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/260308/Marcelo-Santos) fouled Argentina's [Giovani Lo Celso](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/207343/Giovani-Lo-Celso) and Messi coolly slotted home the penalty for a 2-0 advantage.
Lionel Scaloni explained why he decided not to deploy Roma star Paulo Dybala against Honduras but suggested that he'll be available for Argentina's next.
[Atalanta](/teams/atalanta) before this international break, suffering a left flexor problem in the warm-up. โI decided not to risk Paulo. [Roma](/teams/roma) star [Paulo Dybala](https://football-italia.net/player/paulo-dybala/) against Honduras but suggested that heโll be available for Argentinaโs next friendly against Jamaica.