Lionel Messi will miss Orlando City game with skin issue

Inter Miami head coach – Gerardo Martino, confirmed that his team’s leader Lionel Messi, will not play in the upcoming match against Orlando City. The world champion was replaced in the first half of the match against Toronto and is still unable to play.

“Basically, Leo still has old skin problems and Jordi still has muscle pains. We monitor their recovery daily. I’m not a doctor to talk about the nature of Messi’s problems. It bothers him, it doesn’t hurt him. I don’t know why . Probably these scars don’t even allow him to feel psychologically free during the game. It’s difficult. We’ve all experienced the pain of sweeping problems under the rug and this is something like that,” the coach said.

Tata Martino confirms that neither Lionel Messi nor Jordi Alba will play for Inter Miami this Sunday against Orlando City.

Martino says that Messi’s absence is due to an issue with an old scar, and Alba’s is due to muscular fatigue. ? pic.twitter.com/RR9X2KzndW

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“He felt good in training and he said it. If there was even the slightest doubt, he wouldn’t have played in the last match. I didn’t actually speak to Leo again after the game, but his experience gives him the opportunity, even during the game to know when to stop and take precautions. At this point in his career, it seems very smart for him to make those decisions more than ever.” added Martino, as quoted by ESPN.