The Inter Miami coach gives Messi's current status hours before the US Open Cup final

Lionel Messi remains a doubt for the US Open Cup final, even just a few hours away. The Argentine player continues to suffer from his physical discomfort, which he has been experiencing for a few weeks, and which has kept him out of activity with Inter Miami. In the last match against Orlando City, Messi was not even called up by coach Gerardo Martino. Now, the current status of the footballer is revealed.

The final between Inter Miami and the Houston Dynamo for the US Open Cup will take place on September 27 at the Garzas Stadium. Gerardo Martino's team will have Sergio Busquets, but the presence of Lionel Messi remains in doubt. Messi has positioned himself as the great reference and captain of the team in this second part of the season. However, the club could not have its greatest exponent, after the medical examinations do not give the best of omens.

The grand final arrives with Leo Messi as a doubt due to injury, and he has not been present in the last training session. Or at least not during the stay of the press cameras. "He came out when they left," Tata Martino joked in his appearance before the media. "We are going to wait for Leo until the last moment, with Jordi [Alba] it is more complicated, but there are options," said the Argentine coach.

What else did Gerardo Martino say?

“Let's wait until tomorrow. Jordi is very difficult for him. Undoubtedly there are types of players, with Messi I have to sit down with him and see what his feelings are. You talk to everyone, but the decision you make depends on the type of player. We have to agree on what is best. We must also take into account what is coming. Many questions arise and we stop talking about the game itself. You have to make the decision and reduce the risk margin,” Martino confessed at a press conference prior to the US Open Cup final.