Famous player Messi decided not to play in Argentina’s two friendly matches against El Salvador (March 22) and Costa Rica (March 26), to have time to fully recover from his right hamstring injury.
“Messi’s decision has been confirmed by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). But whether he will come to gather for the team or stay in Miami to recover is still open. Central defender Lisandro Martinez (MU Club) ) is still injured and will still come to the US on this occasion to gather with his teammates. Coach Scaloni wants to meet with key personnel of the Argentina team to discuss plans for the 2024 Copa America tournament,” said channel journalist Gaston Edul. TyC Sports said.

Coach Tata Martino after Inter Miami’s 3-1 win over DC United on March 17 also confirmed: “I told Messi not to participate in today’s match and he wanted the same. He has a muscle injury.” , and I think everyone on the Argentina team will have the right to consider every possibility of calling him or not.”

“Messi is aiming to fully recover during this FIFA Days period, to avoid a recurrence of the same hamstring injury he suffered last season and also recently on the Asia tour with Inter Miami Club. Therefore, This famous player will not play at this stage for both Inter Miami and the Argentine team,” Diario Ole journalist Hernan Claus emphasized.

“Therefore, it is likely that Messi will not come to the Argentina team this time. He can only return to the team during FIFA Days next June, before attending Copa America 2024,” Mr. Hernan Claus shared. shall.

The Argentine team, after two friendly matches in March against El Salvador (March 22) and Costa Rica (March 26), has also scheduled two friendly matches in June against Guatemala and Canada or Trinidad & Tobago ( both taking place in the US) to gain momentum for the 2024 Copa America tournament (taking place from June 20 to July 14).

Messi is having a very good start to the 2024 season, scoring 5 goals and providing 2 assists in just 5 matches for Inter Miami. This famous player does not want any injury obstacles that could affect important goals, such as competing in the 2024 Copa America with the Argentina team. Meanwhile, Inter Miami Club is leading the MLS tournament and is in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Messi can return to play at the end of March, in the Inter Miami match against New York City FC at 6:30 a.m. on March 31 at home in the MLS tournament. Then there are two important matches with opponent Monterrey (Mexico) in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, with the first leg at 7:00 a.m. on April 4 and the return leg at 9:30 a.m. on April 11. In particular, tickets to watch the second leg in Mexico at Monterrey Club’s BBVA Stadium are currently extremely hot, with special ticket prices in a VIP area (12 viewers) reaching up to 60,000 USD/ticket (more than 1.4 billion VND). according to Diario Ole.