Lionel Messi gestures through the Copa America 2024 match towards Chile on June 25, 2024.
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Lionel Messi hopes a leg damage sustained throughout Argentina’s 1-0 Copa America win over Chile is “nothing serious”.
Playing a day after his thirty seventh birthday, the Argentina famous person obtained remedy on the thigh space of his proper leg for practically two minutes after getting kicked by Gabriel Suazo within the twenty fourth minute on Tuesday evening.
Messi, nonetheless, stayed on the sphere because the defending champion clinched a quarterfinal berth.
He advised reporters after the match that it was “nothing serious”. Messi added: “It’s bothering me a little bit but I was able to finish the match. It was hard for me to move freely, particularly side to side. We’ll see tomorrow how it feels.” Messi stated he is additionally been coping with a sore throat and fever in latest days.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni stated throughout his post-game news convention that he had not spoken with Messi however wasn’t involved in regards to the damage.
Scaloni cited Messi sprinting half the size of the sphere together with Ángel Di María and Lautaro Martínez late within the recreation.
“That’s my last image,” Scaloni stated.
Martínez scored the one purpose following a scramble within the 88th minute after a nook by Messi.
Scaloni stated he is planning to relaxation a number of starters in Argentina’s final Group A match, towards Peru on Saturday in Florida.
Argentina will win the group until it loses to Peru in Miami Gardens and Canada beats Chile in a recreation performed concurrently in Orlando.
The Canadians can overtake Argentina on purpose distinction. Argentina is on plus-three and Canada minus-one.
Source: www.thehindu.com
