What the Inter Miami coach says about Lionel Messi's injury

Inter Miami emerged victorious from their most recent match in Major League Soccer, when they faced Toronto FC. The Florida team surpassed the Canadians with a fair 4-0. However, the Herons suffered the bad news that Lionel Messi was injured in the first 30 minutes of the game. However, after the match a little more is known about the true current state of the footballer.

Messi started this match after being absent against Atlanta United, where Gerardo Martino did not want to risk it. However, it was a surprising decision that he started this match from the first minute, since he had almost 3 consecutive games without having action with the team. Despite this, Inter Miami managed to place itself significantly in the match and beat Toronto by a score of 4 goals to zero.

"No. It wasn't the plan, it was probably that they didn't complete the game. They were not yet ready for the game with Atlanta. We did subsequent training where they showed themselves well. We understood that they were fit, they also understood that they were fit to play. And from what I spoke with both of them, the discomforts refer to the previous discomforts. It is not something new or bigger than what they had. It's fatigue, I don't think there is a muscle injury. We go day by day,” said Gerardo Martino at a press conference.

What else did Gerardo Martino say?

After making it clear that they never pressured Leo to play this game, Tata already crossed them out of the duel against Orlando City in the State classic: “There is no chance that they will be there on Sunday and I speak based on the final of next week". In this sense, he avoided giving a percentage on his probable presence next Wednesday for the U.S. Open Cup against Houston Dynamo: “No, and much less with this that was recent. We have to go day by day, see the doctor's report, what they are telling us, we will follow them and think."