Lionel Messi gestures through the Copa America 2024 match towards Chile on June 25, 2024.
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Lionel Messi hopes a leg harm sustained throughout Argentina’s 1-0 Copa America win over Chile is “nothing critical”.

Enjoying a day after his thirty seventh birthday, the Argentina celebrity acquired remedy on the thigh space of his proper leg for almost two minutes after getting kicked by Gabriel Suazo within the twenty fourth minute on Tuesday night time.

Messi, nonetheless, stayed on the sphere because the defending champion clinched a quarterfinal berth.

He advised reporters after the match that it was “nothing critical”. Messi added: “It is bothering me somewhat bit however I used to be capable of end the match. It was onerous for me to maneuver freely, significantly aspect to aspect. We’ll see tomorrow the way it feels.” Messi stated he is additionally been coping with a sore throat and fever in current days.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni stated throughout his post-game information convention that he had not spoken with Messi however wasn’t involved in regards to the harm.

Scaloni cited Messi sprinting half the size of the sphere together with Ángel Di María and Lautaro Martínez late within the sport.

“That is my final picture,” Scaloni stated.

Martínez scored the one purpose following a scramble within the 88th minute after a nook by Messi.

Scaloni stated he is planning to relaxation a number of starters in Argentina’s final Group A match, towards Peru on Saturday in Florida.

Argentina will win the group until it loses to Peru in Miami Gardens and Canada beats Chile in a sport performed concurrently in Orlando.

The Canadians can overtake Argentina on purpose distinction. Argentina is on plus-three and Canada minus-one.