The coach of Inter Miami, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martinosaid Friday that he felt “optimistic” about those chances Lionel Messi return to the eleven this Saturday in the MLS match that will face them with DC United. “Yesterday he trained well, hopefully today too. We will decide (if he plays) after training, but we are optimistic about tomorrow’s game,” Martino said in statements to journalists.
Messi missed Wednesday’s match against Orlando City (0-0) after picking up a knee injury on Saturday playing in Montreal. “He had the blow, he couldn’t maneuver his leg properly, he was bothered, the area still bothered him with yesterday’s touch,” explained Martino about the ex-Barça player’s discomfort. The coach assured that Messi is in good physical condition and his participation this Saturday is only dependent on the discomfort caused by that blow.
Martino also referred to the imminent call-up of the national teams for the Copa América that will be held in the United States from June 20 to July 14, where Inter Miami will lose a large part of its numbers for a good number of matches. . Conmebol also recently announced that it is expanding the roster of each team to compete in the Copa América from 23 to 26 players, so it could lose more players than previously planned.
“Let it stop like the others,” Martino asked MLS, which will continue its calendar despite national team tournaments. “Otherwise, the search is for lower quality players so that they don’t get FIFA dates,” he lamented.
Source: La Verdad
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