Despite the importance that Messi has for Inter Miami, the Fort Lauderdale team has not adhered to a specific plan to take care of the Argentine star.
Lionel Messi seems to have made a complete recovery from the muscular problems that made him miss a handful of games for Inter Miami this season. From this point onward, both player, club and even Argentina’s national team have their sights set on their respective objectives, in which the eight-time Ballon d’Or award is a fundamental piece.
Inter Miami’s fixtures calendar seems to be entering a period of calm with just one mid-week game on the horizon. So now that the team won’t be playing every three days, there is less concern about looking after Messi - at least that is how Gerardo Martino sees it.
During his press conference on Friday, Martino assured that Messi is currently in excellent condition and while the No.10 will want to be in optimum shape for this year’s Copa América, that’s still a couple of months away so for now, there is no need to design a special regime for the player. The coach insists that the training plan for Messi will remain the same as always.
“From now, we’re going to play games every weekend. I think we only have one game during the week, against Orlando (15 May). We will evaluate those moments when the number of games becomes more frequent, but there is no need to create a special plan because he’s feeling good, he is working well on a day-to-day basis and at the pace we are going. We will continue in the same way,” Martino told reporters.
Last weekend’s 2-3 victory against Sporting Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium was a fresh injection of encouragement and confidence for Inter Miami, who now are focused on the next game, against 14th-place Nash
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