Lionel Messi wasn't ready to play for Inter Miami, look at the reason why he played

Inter Miami faces Toronto FC in a match where Lionel Messi and the Florida team sought to return to victory and continue their path to the Major League Soccer playoffs, where their presence is still not assured. However, terrible news came for Inter Miami when in the 36th minute, Lionel Messi was injured. The Argentine would have felt annoyance and did not hesitate to ask his coach for a change.

It should be noted that the former Barcelona player and world champion in Qatar 2022 did not play in the last game in which Inter Miami was beaten by Atlanta United, nor in the victory of the Argentina team in Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers. At the moment, the player seemed to place himself in an important way in the match, however, he was unable to continue in the game.

Many questions arise about what really happened to Lionel Messi. According to what was mentioned in the Apple TV broadcast, Lionel Messi was not fully recovered for the match. The Argentine was at a lower physical level than usual and the reality is that he seemed a little out of rhythm in the first minutes of the game. However, the player confirmed the suspicions when he could not continue in the game and asked for a change.

Why did Lionel Messi play this match?

The person responsible for fielding Messi from the first minute is precisely coach Gerardo Martino. Lionel Messi did not arrive in the best of conditions. In fact, prior to the match, the coach pointed out that the evaluations with Messi had not been completed. “Every player on our squad wants to play every game. This is the team mentality. “We have a lot of important games in a limited window of time, and one of my responsibilities as a team coach is to take care of my players and help them make the difficult decisions.” However, these statements do not seem to apply to Messi, whom he started despite his physical uncertainties.