Lionel Messi is a doubt for Inter Miami against Philadelphia Union in the semi-finals of the American and Mexican League Cups, after an ankle injury during recent training.
Messi in a match with Inter Miami - source: the new yorker
According to American newspapers, Lionel Messi suffered an injury to his right ankle during a training session on Monday.
Inter face Philadelphia Union in the semi-finals of the American League Cup
Inter Miami will meet with Philadelphia Union, in the semi-finals of the American League Cup at two o’clock in the morning tomorrow, Wednesday Egypt time, to meet the winner with the qualifier of the match Monterrey and Nashville in the final scheduled for next Saturday.
Argentine Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino commented on concerns about his compatriot Lionel Messi’s injury, saying: “I didn’t see exactly what happened, but if it was serious the players would have been shocked and because they were all fine, I think it wasn’t something important.
Messi has been in a state of glow since moving to Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain, where he spent two years, scoring against Charlotte in the quarter-finals of the competition his eighth goal in five games since arriving in Florida on July 21.
Messi scores 8 goals in just 5 games with Inter Miami
The number of goals Messi with Inter Miami American to 8 goals in 5 games shirt his new team, which achieved his fourth consecutive victory in the Cup Leagues American and Mexican, after failing to win in a series of 11 games in the American League.
Messi joined the ranks of Inter Miami during the current summer Mercato, in a free transfer deal, after the end of his contract with his former club Paris Saint-Germain.
Inter Miami qualified for the semi-finals of the League Cup, after sweeping Charlotte with a clean quadruple concluded by Argentine star Lionel Messi.
