After getting a hamstring injury last week in the Miami vs. Nashville match of the Champions Cup, the Argentine Football Association decided not to keep Messi in the upcoming friendlies.
The Argentine Football Association confirmed on Monday that Lionel Messi will not make his appearance in Argentina’s upcoming friendly matches in the United States due to his hamstring injury in his last Miami vs. Nashville match. His last match was against Nashville, which Miami won with a 3-1 score with some wonderful goals from Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Robert Taylor. Luis Suarez took the lead with a genius assist from Lio Messi. But in the following match, Lio Messi faced a hamstring injury.
The Miami’s star player was also set for the upcoming match against El Salvador in Philadelphia on 22nd March and against Costa Rica on 26th March. He was also absent in the victory match against DC as he is still not recovered yet. Argentine Football Association talked about this incident on their official social media platform X. The captain of Argentina, Lionel Messi, will not be able to be in the squad for the friendlies in the USA due to a minor injury to the hamstring of his right leg suffered in his team’s match against Nashville SC.
Inter Miami Coach Gerardo Martino stated that Lio Messi will be out in Inter Miami’s March Internationals. He confirms this after the victory against DC. Inter Miami’s coaching stuff is on the line to ensure the proper fitness of Lionel Messi before the upcoming CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals. Martino stated that: It is clear that with him there is an objective that he can play in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. We’re not going to take any risks.
Since Copa America is going to start on June 20, the opening match is Argentina vs. the playoff winners of Group A, so Inter Miami and their management team do not want to take any risk regarding the reason.
Lionel Messi started his career in 2005 for the National Team of Argentine Football. Since then, he has gifted a wonder-ful journey for Argentina as he scored a total 106 goals and 56 assists in 180 games for his national team, which still gives a remarkable record to break. Messi has claimed the 2021 Copa America, the 2022 Finalissima, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup for his national team, which represented Argentina on a larger platform.
