Lionel Messi was selected for Argentina while his state of health deprived him of competition with Inter Miami. A controversial episode similar to what may have happened during his stay in Paris.
Absent from the field since September 25, injured after 37 minutes during an MLS (North American Championship) match against Toronto FC, Lionel Messi is missing at Inter Miami. The Argentine striker is on the sidelines due to a “ muscle fatigue “as his trainer Tata Martino indicated.
Forfeited during the heavy defeat in Chicago on the night of Wednesday to Thursday (4-1) and detrimental for qualification for the play-offs, Messi was nevertheless retained by Lionel Scaloni, the Albiceleste coach. Which can obviously raise questions.
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Is Lionel Messi not preserving himself for the national team to the point of overinterpreting injuries? Enough to recall his recent period at PSG (2021-2023). Detractors of “La Pulga” claimed that his signing in Paris was only an opportunity to maintain a good level for the 2022 World Cup.
After the triumph of Messi and company in the final in Qatar against France, the performance of the former idol of FC Barcelona had dropped significantly. So, Paris or Miami, it seems that the priority for the seven-time Ballon d’Or is not his club.
