Lionel Messi misses training ahead of Argentina vs France FIFA World Cup final

Football
Published 16.12.2022
Lionel Messi misses training ahead of Argentina vs France FIFA World Cup final

Lionel Messi missed Argentina’s coaching session on Thursday, elevating issues over his health simply days forward of the FIFA World Cup conflict towards defending champion France.

Injury issues have clouded La Albiceleste’s talisman after he was seen clutching his hamstring in the course of the last minutes of the semifinal recreation towards Croatia on Tuesday.

According to Argentinian news company Clarin, Messi was with Papu Gomez, Lautaro Martinez and different gamers who began the semifinal, participating in a restoration session.

The 35-year-old has had an excellent World Cup run and is among the contenders for this version’s Golden Boot, tied with France’s Kylian Mbappe at 5 objectives. The PSG star additionally has three assists underneath his belt in six appearances for Argentina.

Additionally, together with his fifth objective in Qatar, he surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as the highest La Albiceleste scorer at World Cups, netting 11 occasions.

Messi is taking part in at his fifth World Cup, surpassing the 4 of Diego Maradona and Javier Mascherano.

Earlier this week, Messi confirmed that this might be his final World Cup. “I feel very happy, to be able to achieve this, to finish my World Cup journey by playing my last game in a final,” Messi informed Argentine media outlet Diario Deportivo Ole.