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Lionel Messi remained astatine the heart of an wounded scare lone weeks earlier the World Cup aft aesculapian tests diagnosed him with musculus fatigue successful his near hamstring, Inter Miami announced connected Monday (May 26, 2026).
The Major League Soccer club's update provided nary wide timetable for the Argentine superstar's instrumentality aft his abrupt exit from Miami's 6-4 triumph implicit Philadelphia successful the 73rd infinitesimal connected Sunday.
The 38-year-old icon for the defending World Cup champions grabbed the backmost of his near limb and asked to travel off, but appeared to beryllium walking usually arsenic helium made his exit to the locker room.
"After undergoing further aesculapian tests this Monday, the archetypal diagnosis indicates an overload associated with musculus fatigue successful his near hamstring," Inter Miami said successful a statement.
"The timeline for his instrumentality to carnal enactment volition beryllium connected his objective and functional progress."
That gave precious small denotation astir the presumption of the eight-time Ballon D'Or victor arsenic Argentina prepares to support the crown successful a World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico that kicks disconnected June 11.
Argentina's archetypal lucifer volition beryllium 5 days aboriginal against Algeria successful Kansas City.
Messi has managed his workload since joining Inter Miami successful 2023, with squad unit regularly excusing him from matches successful congested fixture periods.
MLS has started a interruption for the World Cup.
Messi has not formally confirmed helium plans to play successful the World Cup, but is wide expected to instrumentality for what would beryllium a record-matching sixth quality astatine the finals.
Argentina's squad is owed to beryllium named adjacent week, and the South American giants volition travel to the United States for pre-World Cup friendlies against Honduras connected June 6 and Iceland connected June 9.
