Lionel Messi’s injury has become a cause for concern for the Argentina national team. After not participating in the first training session in Miami, the number 10 is missing from the team against Peru.
Because they have already qualified, the main doubt for Argentina is for the quarterfinal game of the Copa America, which takes place next week. The information is from the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
Initially, when explaining the incident against Chile, Messi had expressed confidence that the adductor injury would be something simple.
“On the first play, the adductor got hard for me. I didn’t feel a sting, a tear, nothing like that. It’s a contracture, but I had a hard time moving easily and above all through my head, because you’re thinking that it’s going to hurt, that it’s going to perforate… I wasn’t completely loose. Now the truth bothers me a bit, but I managed to end up playing. So I hope it’s nothing serious,” Messi said.
The publication explains that the area of the injury was very inflamed, and therefore, Messi will undergo a battery of tests on Friday.
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