Argentina is in a state of alert for Lionel Messi. The thing is that the adductor injury that he suffered at number 10 against Chile and that the player himself played for the first time, is now starting to raise a lot of concerns. The captain was absent from the first training session in Miami. He will certainly not be able to play against Peru tomorrow, Saturday. How will he fare in the quarterfinal match on Thursday next week?
Messi will undergo medical tests today as the area of the injury is very inflamed. The specific thing is that Leo did not attend the Argentine training and from the privacy of the team they admitted that he was sick and annoying. On the 10th they released him to join his family at his home in Miami. Today he will rejoin the albiceleste, who will train in the afternoon.
At 37 years old (he turned Monday), logically the genius should deal with these kinds of physical situations. At first, when he left the MetLife locker room in New Jersey, Messi was optimistic about the pain that accompanied him in his right adductor almost from the start of the match against Chile. “In the first play, my adductor had a problem. I didn’t feel any holes, tears, anything. It’s a contracture, but it was hard for me to move freely and especially in my head, because you think it’s going to hurt, pinch… I’m not loose at all. Now the truth is bothering me a bit, but I managed to finish the game. So hopefully nothing serious.”
The evolution, it seems, has not been what Messi and everyone else had hoped for. The match against Peru on Saturday is not a problem because Argentina are qualified and they will play substitutes. But there are speculations that question the presence of 10 in Thursday’s quarterfinal match. We will have to see in the next few hours how his case develops.
Amidst the concern generated by Leo, another injured person was barely noticed: Marcos Acuña. The Sevilla footballer has muscle discomfort and will not play against Peru. He aims to recover for the quarterfinals.
Source: La Verdad
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