The Argentine Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino assured this Wednesday that Lionel Messi suffers from “overload in the right posterior” and who replaced him from the party won 3-1 against Nashville in the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions League to avoid taking risks.
“He has an overload in the right posterior, there was no need to take any type of risk. We tried to see if he could hold on a little longer, but it was bothering him. and then we preferred him to leave the game,” said Martino in the press conference after the Chase Stadium game.
Lionel Messi and the Uruguayan Luis Suárez scored a goal and gave an assist each in the Inter Miami’s 3-1 victory against Nashville which gave Martino’s men the ticket to the quarterfinals of the ‘ConcaChampions’, in which they will face one between Monterrey and Cincinnati.
The ‘Tata’ reported that he does not know the extent of Messi’s injury, but he hopes that The Argentine is out against DC United.
“I don’t want to risk it, but I imagine that for Saturday’s game will not be available. The only thing I could say for what’s to come. Then he will make some image and we will see how he evolves,” he stated.
“It is not about replacing a footballer, It’s about replacing the best footballer of all“he added later.
Messi should concentrate with the Argentine team on the next FIFA date, after the MLS weekend.
“Monterrey, Tigres and América are the most powerful in Mexico and the ones that usually win the leagues and we have the two Monterrey teams in our key. Monterrey has very good national players and international players. We will analyze the rival that touches us“Said Martino about his next rival.
“We have to take into account whether we are going to finish in Monterrey or we will finish here at home. Now there is no room to think about the future rival of ConcaChampions, but we have to play in two days,” he added, referring to the crossing with DC United.
Martino dedicated some heartfelt praise to the Argentine Federico Redondo and the Spanish Sergio Busquets who, he considered, it seems that They have been playing together for many years even though they have only had a few matches with the pink club.
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