What injury does Lionel Messi have and how long will he be out?

Inter Miami achieved an important victory last day against Toronto FC. However, the team got the bad news that Lionel Messi left the field injured. The Argentine player is coming off an injury that has kept him off the field in the last two games. However, for this match, Gerardo Martino trusted him and after that, the player was unable to continue and asked for a change in the first 30 minutes of the match.

Lionel Messi felt discomfort for the first time in his national team match against Ecuador. In fact, the coach of the Argentine National Team decided not to risk it days later against Bolivia. Something that Gerardo Martino also did, after having him back. Now, the Inter Miami coach would confirm the injury that the Inter Miami footballer has. Something that is nothing new for the footballer.

“It's a scar from an old injury that bothers him. In the images from when he came from the National Team he did not have an injury. I believe there is no muscle injury, but I am saying that from a conversation with him. We must determine in the coming days how to continue,” the coach said at a press conference. Furthermore, Gerardo Martino commented that he believes that the footballer stopped on time and asked for his replacement immediately without forcing anything, so it is an advantage regarding his recovery time.

When would Lionel Messi return to play for Inter Miami?

Although this is the third game in which Leo has been affected by said discomfort and being almost ruled out for the game against Orlando City, the intention is that this time, the Argentine star does not have to stop for too long so that he does not the situation of almost a decade ago is repeated. According to Gerardo Martino, after speaking with Lionel Messi, there are positive feelings that he will have minutes in the US Open Cup final against Houston Dynamo on September 27.