In Messi's absence, Inter Miami and Orlando exchanged scores, ending a five-game winning streak. Inter Miami coach Martino has revealed that Messi is expected to return on Saturday.
In the game against Montreal, Messi not only failed to score for the first time this season, but was also tackled by an opponent. Because of a knee injury, Messi did not participate in the subsequent training and missed the game against Orlando.
Messi's absence ended Inter Miami's streak of nine consecutive goals, and when asked about the impact of Messi's absence on the team, Martino said, "Without Messi, we wouldn't have been able to show the full attacking quality that we did when he came out." Just like Barcelona 10 years ago, we have felt the impact of Messi's absence. ”
"Barcelona at the time needed Messi to find a solution in a small space when attacking, and that's what we lacked today."
At one point, the media doubted whether the injury would lead to Messi's absence from the Copa America, but Martino denied this, "Despite feeling uncomfortable, Messi has been training all the time, we have had a check-up and the results are good. Now it's wise to have two games a week, so it's wise to give him a rest. We hope he'll be back on Saturday but we're not going to make a decision right away, we'll have to see how he feels over the next two days. ”