Lionel Messi will not play in a series of national team matches in March 2024 due to injury. Inter Miami announced that the Argentine superstar had a slight hamstring pain after the match against Nashville (March 14) and needed time to recover. Therefore, fans are looking forward to the return of the 36-year-old striker in the match against New York City (6:30 a.m., March 31).

Inter Miami confirmed that Messi is still absent due to injury

However, this will not happen. According to the latest revelation from coach Tata Martino’s assistant Javier Morales, Messi did not recover in time to attend this match. “He is working actively with the physiotherapists. However, Messi could not play in the match against New York City. We will do our best so that Messi can play in the next match.”

Inter Miami’s next match is against Monterrey in the CONCACAF Champions League at 7:00 a.m. on April 4. This is a very strong opponent from Mexico, so Messi definitely wants to participate. However, everyone still has to wait for the doctors’ conclusions.

Recently, Messi has continuously suffered injuries like this. The Argentine superstar needs to be treated completely if he doesn’t want the problem to get worse. In a recent interview with the program “The Big Time”, Messi revealed his retirement plan.

“I will hang up my boots if I realize I am no longer useful to my teammates. I regularly review myself and know when I’m doing well and when I’m not doing well. When the time to retire comes, I will happily accept it. I don’t look at age. As long as I still feel like I can fight, I will still play because that’s what I like.

Talking about the present, I have no intention of retiring. I’m still trying every day. I hope to be able to play long football again. Until I feel my time with the ball is over, I will still play.”