Messi Recovering Well From Injury, Could Feature in Argentina Warm-Ups, Says Scaloni
Lionel Scaloni said Messi has rejoined group training and could play a few minutes in one of Argentina’s final warm-up matches.
- Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed on Friday that Lionel Messi is recovering well from a muscle injury and could appear in upcoming World Cup warm-up matches.
- The 38-year-old Messi suffered a muscle strain 10 days ago while playing for Inter Miami, raising concerns about his availability for the tournament in the United States.
- Scaloni stated Messi is "no longer training separately," noting he is "improving a lot" and could participate in warm-up matches for a few minutes.
- Honduras faces Argentina in Texas on Saturday, before the team travels to Alabama to play Iceland on Tuesday in final friendlies before The World Cup.
- Argentina begins its title defense in Group J on Jun 16 against Algeria, then faces Austria and Jordan as they seek to repeat their 2022 success.
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Lionel Messi has taken a step forward in his injury recovery and could play a few minutes in Argentina's upcoming friendlies before their World Cup opener, coach Lionel Scaloni said Friday. "Leo is doing well, he has already trained partly with the group, he's no longer completely separated," Scaloni said. "It's possible he'll play a few minutes in the friendlies. We'll see whether that's tomorrow's game or the other one." Defending World Cup ch…
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