Argentinian Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, coach of Inter Miami, assured this Tuesday (yesterday) that he will wait “until the last moment” to make a decision on whether Leo Messi, who is living with a muscle problem, will be able to play this Wednesday (today) US Open final Cup against Houston Dynamo.
Messi went off injured in last Wednesday’s MLS game against Toronto with a recurring muscle problem and missed last Saturday’s game against Orlando City. His participation in the final is in serious doubt, and Martino admitted that the Argentine would have already been excluded, if it were not for the trophy.
“We will wait until tomorrow (for Wednesday), we will wait until tomorrow. Jordi Alba, difficult (also due to a muscle injury), but Leo we will wait, until the last moment we will see the solution we will take,” said Martino at a press conference on earlier, where he was accompanied by the Spaniard Sergi Busquets.
“Undoubtedly, there are football players and football players. In this case, what I will do is sit down with him, see how he feels. There are three questions. First the player, then the final, then what is coming. All those kinds of questions make me stop talking about the game itself because you’re talking about Leo. We have to reduce that risk margin,” he added.
Messi did not participate in this Tuesday’s training, which was partially open to the media. Martino assured that the Argentine came out for training later, when there were no more cameras on the field.
The Argentine later admitted that he prefers not to share more detailed information so as not to make things easier for Houston Dynamo.
“It has to do with the final. In a league game, we wouldn’t risk it. Ninety or 120 minutes separate you from a new title. It’s logical that we wait until the end. If there was one more game, we wouldn’t risk it,” admitted ‘Dad’.
Martino admitted that his deployment last Wednesday against Toronto, despite the fact that the player appeared to be in good shape, was not the right decision.
Source: Panama America
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