The Argentinian Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martinotechnician Inter Miamiassured this Wednesday that Leo Messi did not play the game on the field Orlando City (0-0) so as not to take risks after his discomfort in his left knee and that “the idea is for him to play on Saturday” against the D.C. United.
“He was in discomfort, he trained every day within what was agreed upon with the medical team and in accordance with the discomfort he had in his knee. He was calm, he underwent studies, the studies were very good,” he explained. Martino in the press conference after the Orlando game, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
“The fact is that having three games in a week we understood that it was prudent for him not to play today. The idea is that Messi play on Saturday, but it depends on how he develops. We’re not going to take any kind of risk,” she added.
Martino highlighted the impact that Messi has on the offensive dynamics of any team.
“Today there is something that is not Leo It is impossible to achieve and it is the ability he has to play in the last 25 meters of the field. But he feels that Inter today and he felt it Barcelona ten years ago,” he said.
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“When the rival retreats and there are few spaces, he solves it. But we were an organized team. In the defensive aspect we were a fairly solid team,” he continued.