Lionel Messi is not going to play for Argentina towards Peru of their remaining sport of the Copa America group stage.
The Argentina captain, 37, suffered with an obvious thigh harm in the course of the win over Chile on Tuesday and subsequently missed coaching on Thursday.
A spokesperson for the Argentina football Federation (AFA) confirmed to The Athletic that Messi as an alternative labored with a group physio on the group resort and targeted on kinesiology workouts.
He’s anticipated to return to coaching along with his team-mates afterward Friday however received’t function in Saturday’s sport in Miami.
“Leo has an issue that he picked up within the final sport,” Walter Samuel, the assistant coach who will lead the group towards Peru, advised reporters.
“He’s not going to be within the subsequent sport. We’re going to go day-to-day and see how he recovers.”
If Argentina win Group A they’ll doubtless face both Ecuador or Mexico in Houston on July 4. End second and their quarterfinal, towards doubtless Group B winners Venezuela, could be in Arlington on July 5.
Messi advised reporters after the victory over Chile in New Jersey that he had felt “discomfort” within the higher a part of his proper leg early within the match.
“It was tight. It wasn’t as free because it ought to’ve been,” stated Messi. “However I used to be capable of end the sport. We’ll see the way it goes.”
Messi missed six games for Inter Miami throughout this Main League soccer season as a consequence of muscle accidents with supervisor Tata Martino limiting the minutes of his star player the place capable of.
Argentina will end high of Group A with a draw at Laborious Rock Stadium whereas Peru must win to face any probability of progressing to the quarterfinals.
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