By Gura Garcia
Aug 18, 2024, 08:06 AM EDT
Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami continues to score The days on the calendar of the current season in which Lionel Messi cannot be counted on the field of play. One month after the injury that the Argentine striker suffered in the final of the 2024 Copa América that took place in the United States and where the Argentine national team defeated its Colombian counterpart 1 goal to zero.
The Las Garzas team continues to closely monitor the progress of the Argentine player from Rosario. So far, the former player of FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain has met the deadlines, going from wearing a protective boot on the injured foot in the first few weeks to walking normally since the beginning of the season, but so far it is not enough.
Tentative date for his return
Messi is expected to return to action on August 25. play a Major League Soccer match after a full month of inactivity, but it won’t be an easy task at all.
Messi continues to burn stages in Fort Lauderdale, but he still needs more There is still a long way to go on the road to full recovery and a return to the playing fields. The injury to the ligament in his right ankle does not have a fixed prognosis. It has been assessed week after week, training session after training session.
Although he has now been seen training on the grass alone Along with a physical trainer, the big question that still exists in the pink team is when he will be able to return to 100% of the activities of the Inter Miami first team. And based on results, he is expected more than ever to continue leading the team and his teammates.
Eliminated from several competitions
In just over a month, Inter Miami has won almost every competition due to losses. They were eliminated early in the Concachampions and recently in the Leagues Cup at the hands of the Colombus Crew, a tournament in which the mission was to revalidate the championship previously obtained. The assessment from within the team is quite positive and the spirits have not dropped at all and they hope that, by the end of the current month, approximately on August 31, Messi can finally return to the field.
If his right ankle is not fully recovered, the situation It is simple and he will not be forced at all, thinking about a long-term Messi, when he is truly needed, is more important than taking risks now according to the vision that Inter Miami has and its aspirations for the championships of the year.
Matches lost due to injury
To date, Messi has missed a total of 11 games with Inter Miami since he left with Argentina for the Copa América on June 1, almost two months ago. The team has managed to cope without the Argentine striker, achieving quite positive results in some cases, but also losing.
Now all hopes are pinned on the MLS, the first title national championship that they can achieve since the club was founded, but it remains a question of whether the team can count on Messi 100%.
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