By Sergio Silva
Mar 15, 2024, 7:59 PM EDT
What was a doubt was finally confirmed this Friday. Lionel Messi will miss Inter Miami’s match against DC United this Saturday by Major League Soccer due to a muscle problem, which is why alarms went off within the Argentine National Team that will play a game next week.
The captain of the MLS leader suffers from a small injury to the hamstring in his right leg, which is why he will not be part of the call of Argentine technical director Gerardo “Tata” Martino for the match that will take place this weekend at the Audi Field in Washington for the fourth day of the championship.
Lionel Messi comes from playing on Wednesday the second leg of the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup against Nashville. The Argentine star, who had already missed the previous match against CF Montreal due to a referee decision, scored one of the goals in the 3-1 victory that sealed their ticket to the quarterfinals.
Leo Messi has a small muscle injury in the hamstring of his right leg.
He is ruled out for tomorrow’s game.— Gastón Edul (@gastonedul) March 15, 2024
The alarms began to go off after Messi was substituted just four minutes into the second half. “Tata” Martino assured after the match that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner had a muscular overload and left the game as a precautionary measure since “We tried to see if he could hold on, but it was bothering him.”.
“Messi’s availability will be determined based on daily medical evaluations and the development of his recovery in the coming days”published the portal of the Argentine newspaper Olé about the news of the Argentine star who appears in Lionel Scaloni’s call for the double date of friendlies that will be played this month in the United States.
The first of those two matches will be on Friday the 22nd against El Salvador at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and for which the presence of the world champion in Qatar 2022 could be compromised. Four days later the Albiceleste will face the Costa Rican National Team at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
The second absence of Lionel Messi in this 2024 season with the Inter Miami It could take a little longer than expected and the MLS team is confident that the Argentine star can return in time for the first leg of the Concachampions quarterfinals against Rayados de Monterrey on April 3.
If this unfavorable scenario materializes, in which Lionel Messi would miss Las Garzas’ next two matches for the North American championship, the Albiceleste captain would also be missing this month’s double date of friendly matches with the Argentine team that will be prepares for the Copa América that will be played this year in the United States.
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