Lionel Messi could miss Inter Miami’s next match after the brutal kick he received for the Concachampions

Lionel Messi he might lose the next match InterMiami Of Major League Soccer of the United States when the team this Sunday Gerardo Martino receive the Montreal Impact (from 6pm, Argentine time) for the third round of the American championship.

This Saturday the Argentine moved in the gym like the rest of his teammates. The only ones who did the work on the field were the 8 players who did not play last Thursday’s duel Nashville SC for the first leg of the round of 16 Concacaf Champions Cup, tournament that guarantees a ticket to the Club World Cup to be played in 2025.

In that match, which ended 2-2 after Inter Miami had started 2-0 down on the scoreboard and had managed to turn the situation around thanks to goals from Messi and Luis Suárez, on the hour mark, the Argentine received a tremendous iron on the left leg which was left with a lot of pain. He also required medical assistance and massage of the ischium of his right leg.. However, Messi managed to finish the match in optimal conditions.

This Saturday, Javier Moralesassistant coach of Inter Miami and main advisor to Gerardo Martino, said in a press conference that they will have a conversation with the player to decide whether to take the field this Sunday or whether to keep him for Wednesday’s rematch against Nashville SC.

As -almost- always, the decision will be up to Messi. We know that the man from Rosario doesn’t want to miss any match, but at 36 years old he has also learned to measure his loads and not put his body at risk.

Everything suggests that Messi could choose to rest this Sunday and recover well in view of Wednesday’s match, given that the Concachampions is the great seasonal objective of Inter Miami, looking for a new title after winning the League Cup (tournament which led to the European Cup) and thus qualify for the Club World Cup, which will see the participation of 32 teams in 2025.