Messi dealing with injury in right hamstring area, likely will miss Miami's match versus D.C. United
Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi is dealing with a leg injury that will likely cause him to miss the team’s next match
By ALANIS THAMES
Published - Mar 13, 2024, 11:41 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 13, 2024, 11:41 PM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi is dealing with a leg injury that will likely cause him to miss the team's next match.
Messi checked out of Wednesday's 3-1 win over Nashville just a few minutes into the second half, and coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said the 36-year-old was experiencing discomfort in his right hamstring area. He was removed from the game as a precaution.
“He is overloaded in the right posterior,” Martino said through a translator. “We don't want to run a risk. We tried to see if he could go further along (in the game), but it was bothering him so we preferred to have him get out of the game.”
Messi had a goal and an assist before leaving the game in the 50th minute.
