Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers this month after struggling a groin pressure in Inter Miami’s victory over Atlanta on the weekend, his membership confirmed on Monday.
Messi was not noted of Argentina’s squad for the world champions’ conflict towards Uruguay on Friday, which is adopted by a showdown with Brazil on March 25.
Inter Miami mentioned in a press release {that a} scan had revealed Messi suffered a “low-grade damage within the adductor muscle” within the 2-1 win on Sunday. The assertion gave no timetable for Messi’s return.
“His medical progress and response to remedy will decide his availability for competitors,” Inter mentioned.
After lacking three video games for Inter earlier this month, the 37-year-old returned with a purpose off the bench in a CONCACAF Champions Cup win.
Argentina, the defending World Cup champions, can guarantee qualification for subsequent 12 months’s match of their subsequent two video games.
They lead the 10-team South American qualifying group by 5 factors forward of the sport with Uruguay in Montevideo.
The highest six groups qualify immediately for the World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada. The seventh-placed crew is presently Bolivia with 13 factors.
After 12 rounds, Messi is the highest scorer within the competitors with six targets.
Argentina are additionally with out injured Roma striker Paulo Dybala and River Plate full-back Paulo Montiel.
Brazil will probably be with out 33-year-old Neymar, who has suffered a thigh damage and has needed to postpone his return to the nationwide crew, who’re fifth, seven factors behind Argentina.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, ENG), Geronimo Rulli (Marseille, FRA), Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoven, NED).
Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid, ESP), Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille, FRA), Cristian Romero (Tottenham, ENG), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica, POR), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon, FRA), Facundo Medina (Lens, FRA), Juan Foyth (Villarreal, ESP), German Pezzella (River Plate)
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Roma, ITA), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool, ENG), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid, ESP), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, GER), Maximo Perrone (Como, ITA), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea, ENG), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid, ESP), Benjamin Dominguez (Bologne, ITA), Thiago Almada (Lyon, FRA)
Forwards: Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, ITA), Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid, ESP), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid, ESP), Nicolas Paz (Como, ITA), Santiago Castro (Bologna, ITA), Nicolas Gonzalez (Juventus, ITA).
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