The Curse of Injury Strikes Messi
Sudan Events – Agencies
Argentine Gerardo Tata Martino, Inter Miami’s American coach, confirmed that the team’s player Lionel Messi suffers from muscle overload in the right thigh, indicating that he replaced him during the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final against Nashville to avoid the risk.
Martino explained in a press conference after the match, which ended with Inter Miami winning 3-1 and qualifying for the quarter-finals after the first leg had ended in a 2-2 draw: “Messi suffers from muscle overload in the right thigh. There was no need to take risks. We tried to see what happened.” “If he could have lasted longer, he was in pain so we preferred him to leave the field.”
Messi and Uruguayan Luis Suarez led Inter Miami to victory, as Suarez opened the scoring (8th minute) after a pass from Messi, who scored the second goal (40th minute) before leaving the field in the 49th minute to be replaced by Finnish Robert Taylor, who scored the third goal after a pass from Suarez (63rd minute).
Martino indicated that he does not know the severity of Messi’s injury, but he believes that he will miss the American League match against DC United next Saturday.
