Extra worry than hurt for Lionel Messi. Less than three weeks before the Football World Cupthe participant in the end solely suffers from “overwork related to muscular fatigue within the left hamstring,” his membership Inter Miami introduced on Monday.
On Sunday, the 38-year-old Argentine star requested to depart throughout a match towards the Philadelphia Union in MLS after holding the back of the left thigh.
Argentina avoids exhausting blow
“After present process further medical examinations this Monday, the preliminary analysis signifies overexertion related to muscular fatigue within the left hamstring,” signifies a medical press launch from Inter Miami. “The return to bodily exercise will rely upon the evolution of his medical and useful state,” provides the membership.
This information is reasonably reassuring for the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, the press launch not mentioning a muscle tear or different critical damage, which might represent an enormous blow for theArgentinereigning world champion.
And 6 for Messi?
The 2026 World Cup, co-organized by the USA, Canada and Mexico, will begin on June 11 and final till July 19. The Argentinians, in Group J with Algeria, Jordan and Austria, will defend their crown gained in 2022 in Qatar from June 16.
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If he appeared in coach Lionel Scaloni’s last checklist, Messi would participate in his sixth World Cup.
