Lionel Messi suffered a slight injury to his right hamstring and is doubtful about his ability to participate in the next match against Argentina.
Lionel Messi once again sounded the alarm bell for the Argentina team after confirming a small muscle injury in his right hamstring that forced him to leave the field in the 50th minute in the match against Nashville. Having been removed from the list to face DC United tonight by coach Gerardo Martino, La Pulga may even miss one of the friendly matches with the world champions.
On March 22, in Philadelphia, Lionel Scaloni and his team will meet El Salvador in the first preparation match and on March 26, they will meet Costa Rica in Los Angeles.
Due to a minor injury, it is quite doubtful that Messi will participate in the upcoming encounter against Argentina.
According to a report by Diego Monroig, a journalist for ESPN, “Inter Miami confirmed through a press release that Messi after yesterday’s examination had a small injury in the right hamstring.”
After that, Monroig went on to reveal additional information regarding Messi’s medical condition, saying, “In point of fact, it is the same symptom that has tormented him in recent years, where it suddenly appeared and he had to stop again.” The match between Inter Miami and DC United did not take place while he was on the trip to Washington.
The question that needs to be answered is whether or not Messi will be able to participate in his first friendly matches in 2024 against Argentina. For the time being, a call-up to La Pulga is still a sure thing, despite the fact that his participation in the first match against El Salvador is almost certainly not going to happen. It is true that I have verified that he would travel to Philadelphia and take part in the training that is being offered there. For the second encounter, which is set to take place on March 26 against Costa Rica, he is expected to recuperate on a daily basis, according to Monroig.
While the team was getting together, Messi was unable to attend the match that was scheduled to take place on March 23 between Inter Miami and New York RB. It is only on March 30 that he will be able to return to Chase Stadium in Florida to open the season for New York FC.