Leo Messi He did part of the training with the group in the practice that the Argentine team carried out in Miami, before leaving for Houston, where next Thursday they will face Venezuela in the quarter-finals of the Copa America 2024.
“We’re going to take it day by day, depending on what the doctors tell us and how he feels,” said Walter Samuel, the member of the Argentine coaching staff who replaced the suspended Lionel Scaloni in the match against Peru, on Saturday, explaining how they were going to proceed with the captain, with the intention of him being ready for the quarterfinal match.
And, for the moment, the sensations are good. After suffering pain in the adductor muscle and receiving treatment on the sideline during the match against Chile on Tuesday of last week, Messi rested four days later against Peru and, on Monday, was able to participate in part of the practice. “He did some kinesiology work before training and was later with the rest of the group,” reported the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
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Sevilla defender Marcos Acuña, who has been carrying a muscle strain in his right thigh since the match against Chile, worked out with a physiotherapist on the pitch, according to the AFA. Argentina left at 4:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. GMT) for Houston, where they will face Ecuador in the quarter-finals of the Copa America in the United States on Thursday.
