Absent during the defeat of Inter Miami in the Cup final on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, Lionel Messi is still uncertain for the end of the season.
After a fanfare debut with theInterMiami, Lionel Messi missing for two matches now. Returning from his selection with muscle fatigue, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was released before half-time against Toronto (September 21) and has just missed his team’s last two matches, including the defeat in the US Cup final. Open lost on the night of Wednesday to Thursday against the Houston Dynamo.
Messi back before the end of the championship?
While Miami only has five matches left in the regular season to make the MLS play-offs â which would almost be a miracle after their disastrous first part of the season â the date of the Argentinian international’s return is not still not known. At a press conference, his coach Gerardo Martino confided that he and his staff had preferred not to take any risks by sparing him against Houston, while indicating that he still did not know exactly when he would be able to play again. âIt was not wise to play him, thatâs clear, not even to consider him for a few minutes because we were taking risksâexplained the Argentinian technician.
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🗣️Gerardo Martino del @InterMiamiCF explained that âNo era prudente” occurred in the Final of the #USOpenCup “porque corrĂamos riesgos”
🎙️ It is said that âIt will be played before the league endsâ pic.twitter.com/knoeWpQbks
â Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) September 28, 2023
Although he gave no indication of a specific date for the return of the former Barcelona player, Martino remains confident that he will surely be able to play again by the end of the championship, and thus help his club reach the play-off for the second consecutive season. âHe will surely play before the end of the championship. From today, we will define the situation match by match in order to see when the medical staff tells us that he is fit to play without taking any risks.he added.
