Lionel Messi, the Argentina skipper and Inter Miami talisman, was seen in training early preparation for the match against the NY Red Bull match on Saturday. However, the appearance of the captain raises concerns regarding the injury sustained during the CONCACAF Champions Cup against Nashville. Tata Matarino will be facing a hard time against the NY Red Bulls on Saturday. Nine more key players are sustaining injuries.
Messi is Back in Training
Messi sustained a hamstring injury during the CONCACAF Championship against Nashville. On Wednesday, the 36-year-old was seen training in the gym. Inter Miami will welcome the NY Red Bulls on Saturday of the MLS Conference in their sixth fixture. But Tata Marino’s key players will miss out due to injuries. This portrays Messi as the only hope for the Inter Miami coach. The possibility of the skipper playing against the NY Red Bulls lies in the hands of Tata Marino.
However, a hamstring injury forced the Inter Miami skipper to be ruled out of Argentina’s friendlies against El Salvador and Costa Rica on Friday and Tuesday. Messi was in the gym on Thursday ahead of the MLS league and CONCACAF Champions quarterfinals against Monterrey. Messi missed out on the match against DC Washington on Saturday. Luis Suarez made an impressive performance, scoring twice to give Inter Miami a 3-1 lead in the absence of Messi. However, Lionel Messi’s availability is still uncertain. The medical staff is not willing to take any risk with their marquee star.
Inter Miami Key Players with Injuries
A strenuous challenge will face Tata Marino’s men this Saturday ahead of the well-formed NY Red Bulls. Messi with and nine Tate Marino boys are sustaining injuries forcing them to miss the NY Red Bull game. Benjamin Cremaschi, Facundo Farias, Robbie Robinson, Ian Fray, Franco Negri, Louis Campagna, and Nicloas Freire are having injuries.
Tata Marino might, however, be lucky since Luis Suarez, Sergio Bousquet, and Jordi Alaba will be available to face the NYRB in the MLS League. Among the players who will not be involved against NYRB are first-choice goalkeeper Drake Callender (USMNT), Diego Gómez (Paraguay), Shane Boreglin (Haiti), David Rúiz (Honduras), and Federico Redondo, who will feature for the Argentina Under-23 team against Mexico. in April, Lionel Messi is expected to make his return against Monterrey during the CONCACAF Champions quarterfinals. Inter Miami will be facing the NY Red Bulls on Saturday, New York City on the 31st of March before facing Monterrey on the 3rd of April.
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