Martino explained that Messi suffers from “fatigue in the posterior” and his evaluation is “day by day”

The Argentine star Lionel Messi suffers from a “fatigue (muscle) in the posterior (right)”was ruled out for next Sunday’s game against Orlando City and will be evaluated “day to day” with a view to the final of the US Open Cup versus Houston Dynamoon Wednesday, the DT of Inter Miami, Gerardo “Tata” Martino.

Messi suffered the scar from an old hamstring tear last Wednesday before toronto but the studies carried out a day later ruled out a fibrillar rupture, which preserves his chances of playing in the title game.

Leo had been carrying this discomfort since the previous week when he was with the Argentine national team and could not play against Bolivia in Peace. After rejoining Inter Miamiwas not called up for the game with Atlanta Unitedlast weekend, and returned in front of toronto but for only 36 minutes until he asked for change.

“The decision for him to play was because both in training and in the speed tests he showed himself well. He told me so and whether he started or started on the bench, we preferred that he play as a starter.”he stated in a press conference.

Martino He assumed that the captain of the Inter Miami “it is likely that this scar bothers him and even does not allow him to mentally play a free game”but he highlighted as positive his caution in asking for the change, an attitude that he resisted at another time in his career due to the desire to play the entire game.

“It seems very prudent to me that he does it at this point in his career. We want to see him on the courts for a long time and we want to help him become aware that there are times to stop. I think that today, with his experience, he knows when to say enough is enough.” and take precautions”praised the conduct of the 36-year-old footballer.

“Tata” understood that the physical discomfort of Messi were “a risk” that ran with the number of games accumulated since his debut, on July 21. “It was clear that advancing in the Leagues Cup was going to have a price. Playing seven additional games in the middle of a league was going to take its toll on us. We were a team with many additions in the summer and some players, like Leo, came from their vacations “he assumed.

Messi He did not work this Friday alongside the group in the squad’s training with a view to Sunday’s game in orlandowhere Inter will probably appeal to player rotation. “Only three days separate the match from the final, we will take precautions, we will see what is best”the DT warned.

“Las Garzas” will seek the second title of the era of Messi and Martino after winning the Leagues Cup a month ago.