Gerardo Martino, coach of Inter Miami, assured this Friday that Lionel Messi He is “available” for this Saturday’s MLS game against the Philadelphia Union and, therefore, could return to compete after being out for two months with an ankle injury.
“He is fine, he returned to training yesterday. He is scheduled for tomorrow’s game. After training we will define the strategy with him, but he is available,” he said. Martin at the pregame press conference at Chase Stadium.
“All happy with the best in the world”
“We once again have the best player in the world in the team, who was on a positive streak, so we are all happy about that situation,” Martino added.
Messi has not competed since July 14, when he injured his right ankle in the Copa América final that Argentina won against Colombia.
Throat infection, forgotten
The Argentine striker returned to training normally this week, except for one day when he was rested with a throat infection.
“The condition that he had that kept him from training combined with the recovery of his ankle, but he’s been training well, we always thought that Philadelphia was the game to come back to. Luckily it was just a day. , yesterday he trained normally. . Just think about what happened to define the strategy,” said Martino.
The trainer He did not confirm whether Messi would start against the Union, but he reported that he no longer has a minutes restriction to manage his physical problem.
Inter Miami leads MLS East with 59 points, eight ahead of second-place Cincinnati, with seven games remaining in the regular season. The Florida club has qualified for the playoffs.
Source: La Verdad
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