Lionel Messi’s injury keeps him out of the Argentina friendlies.
Lionel Messi has not recuperated since tweaking his hamstring during Miami’s 3-1 triumph over Nashville in the CONCACAF Champions Cup the week before.
Lionel Messi has been managed out of Argentina’s impending friendlies in the US because of a hamstring injury, the Argentina Football Association affirmed on Monday. The Bury Miami genius was because of the line-up for the title holders in friendlies against El Salvador in Philadelphia on Friday prior to confronting Costa Rica in Los Angeles on Walk 26. Nonetheless, the 36-year-old Argentine chief has not recuperated since tweaking a hamstring during Miami’s 3-1 triumph over Nashville in the CONCACAF Champions Cup a week ago.
Messi, who was subbed soon after halftime in the success over Nashville, missed Miami’s success over D.C. and joined Washington on Saturday.
“The commander of Argentina, Lionel Messi, cannot be in that frame of mind for the friendlies in the USA because of a minor physical issue to the hamstring of his right leg experienced in his group’s match against Nashville SC,” the Argentine organization said in a post on X, previously Twitter.
Miami mentor Gerardo Martino had indicated after his group’s success over Washington on Saturday that Messi could miss the Walk internationals, saying the group needed to guarantee he was good for the following month’s CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals.
“Obviously, with him, there is an objective that he can play in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. We won’t face any challenges,” Martino said.