With Lionel Messi missing a lot of time for Inter Miami last month, the 36-year-old’s fitness has been a constant topic of conversation.
Messi had a muscle problem during the last international break and was then withdrawn after 35 minutes of the club’s mid-September match against Toronto FC. He missed four games following that injury before returning from the bench to play half an hour against FC Cincinnati last weekend.
Inter Miami continue to insist Messi’s injury was caused by “fatigue” and should not affect him long-term, and it is certain he has been called up to camp for international duty in October.
Given his recent absence, it’s understandable to wonder about Messi’s fitness and wonder if he’ll play a role in the World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru, or if he’s simply in Argentina’s bloated squad to serve as a decoy and play a role. leadership role.
Is Lionel Messi playing today? Latest updates for Paraguay match
Lionel Messi participated in Argentina training on Tuesday, and by all accounts was fully involved, looking his impressive self as he scored some exceptional goals in the match portion open to media.
According to Gaston Edul of TyC Sports, Messi was a full participant in training and maintained a similar level to that of his teammates.
With that, some reports have surfaced that Messi will start against Paraguay, as Lionel Scaloni is not expected to make too many changes from the group that won its September matches against Ecuador and Bolivia.
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