In the end, Inter Miami defeated Georgia State 5-2.
After his defeat he gained inter miami controlled by atlanta united On Saturday, rumors swirled about why Lionel Messi He did not participate in this game.
It was initially mentioned that the Argentinian star’s absence was due to the turf at the Atalanta stadium, as the Mercedes-Benz Stadium is artificial turf rather than natural.
Again, there was speculation that this was due to Messi’s muscular discomfort, an issue that was eventually resolved. Gerardo Martino Confirm at the end of the meeting.
“They all have muscle fatigue and if they come to this game we risk suffering worse consequences, the pitch has nothing to do with it and we live in front of it because whether you like it or not we have our hopes of getting into the play-offs , but our game on the 27th is the final, so sometimes it is difficult to make decisions.” The Argentine coach said, and he also revealed that not only Messi was absent, but Alba was also absent.
Let us remember that Messi only played one game at the start of the qualifying campaign, against Ecuador, and against Bolivia he was not even on the bench due to possible discomfort.
It is worth noting that Messi will play for Inter Miami again this Wednesday (September 20), when the Florida team will face the Toronto Raptors in the new stadium of Major League Soccer (MLS).