Lionel Messi will undergo studies tomorrow to know the severity of his injury

The Argentine star Lionel Messi will undergo studies to know the severity of the muscle injury for which he had to leave last night in the match that Inter Miami won against Toronto, for the Major League Soccer (MLS) of the United States.Messi was replaced prematurely, at 36 minutes of the first half, in the match that marked his return after the debut with Argentina in the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, The Argentine felt a discomfort in his right hamstring, where he has a scar from an old tear, which he allegedly may have suffered. “I was just done,” replied the Argentine to a rival when he left the field of play of the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale last night.For that same ailment, Messi had been left out of Argentina’s match with Bolivia in La Paz, on Tuesday 12, and did not travel last weekend to Atlanta to face a commitment with “Las Garzas” for the American league. Inter Miami will try to recover its maximum figure for next Wednesday’s final against Houston Dynamo for the US Open Cup, which may mean the second title of the Argentine in the club after his coronation in the Leagues Cup.Si a fibrillar rupture is confirmed, Messi will not only be ruled out for that match, but could be in doubt for the next double date of Qualifiers, in which Argentina will receive Paraguay (Thursday, October 12) and visit Peru (Tuesday, October 17).Martino spoke about Messi’s early departure at Inter Miami and ruled him out for the ClasicoAfter the game, Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino. He referred to the moment when he decided to take out the Flea. “He beckoned to me thinking it was for him and it was for Jordi (Alba),” said the coach in relation to the Spaniard, who also left with a discomfort before halftime. He continued: “Then I saw it stretch and I realized it was the end point for tonight.”
“If we made him play it is because medically he was in a position to do so,” said Tata, who considered that it is “a muscle fatigue”, although he preferred not to rush with the diagnosis. Anyway, Martino was categorical when talking about the possibility of Messi playing next Sunday’s classic against Orlando City. “Obviously there is no chance that he will play on Sunday in Orlando,” the coach said at a news conference.

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