Lionel Messi set to return to Inter Miami lineup after 2-month injury recovery
Lionel Messi has been cleared to play again after taking two months to recover from an ankle injury, and Inter Miami indicated that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner will return to the lineup on Saturday when the team plays host to Philadelphia
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi has been cleared to play again after taking two months to recover from an ankle injury, and Inter Miami indicated that the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner will return to the lineup on Saturday when the team plays host to Philadelphia.
“Messi is available,” Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said Friday before the team's training session.
Martino did not reveal if Messi would start, enter the game as a substitute or if there's a plan for a minutes restriction.
His return will be yet another lift to the club with the best record in Major League Soccer. Messi had missed nine consecutive MLS matches and 15 matches overall this season, yet the team still has the top mark in the league and has wrapped up a playoff berth.
