‘Dad’ Martino waits for Messi until the last moment

Argentinian Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, coach of Inter Miamiassured this Tuesday (yesterday) that he would wait “until the last minute” to make a decision on whether Leo Messi, who lives with a muscle problem, will be able to play this Wednesday (today) in the final US Open Cup vs. Houston Dynamo.

Messi He withdrew injured last Wednesday in a league game MLS against Toronto due to a recurring muscle problem and missed last Saturday’s game against The Orlando City. His participation in the final is questionable Martino He admitted that the Argentine would have already been sent off, if it were not for the trophy.

“We will wait until tomorrow (for Wednesday), we will wait until tomorrow. Jordi Albadifficult (also due to a muscle injury), but we will wait for Leo, until the last moment we will see the solution we will bring,” said Martino at a press conference the day before, where the Spaniard was also with him Sergio 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 He did not participate in this Tuesday’s training session, 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.

He Argentine He later admitted that he prefers not to share more detailed information so as not to make things easier for the 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 it was one more game, we wouldn’t risk it,” he admitted. ‘Dad’.

Martino He 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.

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