06/25/2024 10:45 p.m.Updated on 06/26/2024 00:27am.
Halfway through the first half at the Met Life Stadium in New Jersey against Chile, an image alarmed all of Argentina. Lionel Messi began to stretch his right leg on the field, looked twice at the bench and had to go over to be assisted. What happened?
On the 10th he felt discomfort in the right adductor and had to be massaged on the side of the green rectangle. They rubbed an ointment over the affected area and continued.
Messi stretches the adductor (REUTER).
Then, He tried to clear up doubts about his condition (in a positive way) by taking a dangerous shot in the 36th minute that hit the post. It was left-handed, yes, but there it was not noticeable with pain. Then he got rid of a couple of Chileans in another play that ended with risk for the Chilean goal and he even took a corner kick. It was just a scare.
Leo was able to complete the 90 minutes and ended up celebrating the victory against Chile that gave Argentina qualification. Now the National Team will play on Saturday against Peru and, if they finish first, the quarterfinal match will be on Thursday, July 4. So, if the coaching staff considers appropriate, he could rest nine days.
