First locked, now (possibly) dragged: for football world star Lionel Messi, things are not currently running smoothly.
The 38-year-old Argentinian had to get off the pitch in the Leagues Cup match with Inter Miami against Necaxa after eleven minutes after he was treated on the right thigh for longer.
“He felt a pull. Maybe it’s not bad because he had no real pain,” said coach Javier Mascherano: “But we will only know that later.”
Even without Messi, Inter prevailed in the group phase game of the cup competition between the teams of the Major League Soccer and the Mexican league MX after 7: 6 after penalty shootout – there is no undecided.
World champion captain Messi recently caused criticism when he skipped the MLS all-star game. The league then blocked its figurehead for the top game against FC Cincinnati.