The health of Lionel Messi It is always a matter of state. So much for the fans of Inter Miami as for fans of the Argentine National Teamwho is preparing to tour the United States, where he will play on Friday the 22nd and Tuesday the 26th against The Savior y Costa Ricarespectively, as part of the preparation for the great objective of the year, which is the Copa América. However, La Pulga will miss that double date with the light blue and white one. All that is missing is official confirmation from the AFA.
The alarms went off in the last hours when it was confirmed that the world champion captain in Qatar 2022 has “a small injury to the hamstring of the right leg” that he suffered in the rematch of the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup ante Nashville SC -he scored a goal and was replaced 5 minutes into the second half- and that sidelined him from the spectacular victory over DC United, in Washington, for the MLS.
How is Messi at these hours? That is not only the question that everyone was asking, but it was one of the topics that the Inter Miami coach had to address, Gerardo Martinoafter the victory in the capital of the United States. And the alarms began to sound louder.
“Messi’s injury must be faced week by week and we will evaluate it. What is clear is that there is an objective with him, which is to play in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup,” he said. Tatawho inadvertently questioned the participation of the former Barcelona and PSG in the double commitment that the Scaloneta will face.
The specific thing is that Messi was scheduled to join the Argentine National Team concentration in the next few hours under the orders of Lionel Scaloni, who this Saturday also suffered the loss of Paulo Dybala, who has accumulated his fifth muscle injury of the season and will stay for recover in Rome. Will the Flea also travel to Philadelphia?
We will have to see how he feels and also wait if he decides to be examined by the national team’s medical staff. A negative sign: The MLS did not include him this Saturday among the players who will leave their teams to fulfill the commitments of their national teams for the FIFA Date.
The muscular discomfort, however, does not seem to complicate his presence in the “goal” that Martino set for himself. The double date against Monterrey, a team filled with Argentines, is scheduled for April 3 and 10. First it will be at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale and a week later the hosts, at the BBVA stadium, will be Esteban Andrada, Jorge Corcho Rodríguez, Maximiliano Meza and Germán Berterame.