Argentina captain has been slammed his four match ban by world football governing body.
The Argentine national team will be without captain Lionel Messi for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Bolivia.
He was hit with a four-match FIFA suspension for abusing a linesman, during the closing stages of Argentina's win at home to Chile last week, when the Barcelona star scored the only goal from the penalty spot.
29-year-old was penalised for a foul and proceeded to wave his arms and shout insults at the referee's assistant Marcelo Van Gasse, with whom he refused to shake hands at the final whistle.
The incident was not included in referee Sandro Ricci's report but was followed up by FIFA after video footage of Messi's insult emerged and they asked both the officials and the Argentinian Football Association for their observations.
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