The captain of the Argentine soccer team, Lionel Messi, will be out due to a muscle injury that will prevent him from participating in the two friendly matches that the team coached by Lionel Scaloni will play in the United States against El Salvador and Costa Rica, official sources announced this Monday. .
Although there was speculation throughout the weekend about whether the ‘Flea’ would be part of the expedition or not, after missing his team’s match, Inter Miami, against DC United in the MLS, the official account of the The Argentine National Team published this Monday that the captain “will not be able to be in the squad” for the friendlies “due to a small injury to the hamstring of his right leg.”
His coach in the American team, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, had already referred to this in the press conference after Saturday’s match, when he said that his objective was for the player to be able to arrive in condition for the quarterfinal match. final of the Concacaf Champions Cup to be played on April 3.
“The injury, beyond today’s absence, must be managed week by week. We take advantage of the fact that we have full weeks and we will constantly evaluate it,” explained Martino, who added: “I think it is up to the people of the national team to talk about the selection issue.”
Argentina presents more casualties for the friendly against El Salvador
Roma striker Paulo Dybala and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Exequiel Palacios also left the ‘Scaloneta’ in the last few hours. Days ago, the English Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi had done it.
Scaloni brought in Betis midfielder Guido Rodríguez. Last week he added Manchester United defender Lisandro Martínez to the group, despite the sprained knee ligament he suffered in February that keeps him away from the English team.