Messi's injury status is already known, what is known about it and the recovery time he'll need

Lionel Messi played the first two games of the Copa America with the Argentina national team, but he will not be playing the final group stage match against Peru tonight at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. In the last match against Chile, Messi did not feel right as he had pain in his thighs and felt that he needed to rest in the game against Peru. The Argentina national team does not want to lose Messi for the rest of the tournament, and he will be rested until the quarterfinals are underway. Reliable Argentine journalist Gaston Edul reports that Messi has undergone the tests, which revealed that there has been no major injury. The strain has resulted in something minor. Messi is currently working to be ready for the quarter-finals, which will be next week. Argentina only needs a point to confirm that it will be topping the group and then play the second-place team from Group B, who at the moment is Ecuador.

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Lionel Messi concerned the Argentine fans and the player when he confirmed that he felt pain. After the match vs Chile, Messi said, "I don't know. It bothers me a little, but I was able to finish playing. I hope it's nothing serious. It happened during the sprint in the first play. I didn't feel a sharp pain, it just got stiff. It was hard to move freely because of the discomfort. I'll see how it goes..."

Messi continued to reveal more details about he felt during the match against Chile. The Argentine icon said, "I've had a sore throat and a fever for a couple of days, maybe that affected me today as well. It's not something old or something I had before, just a muscle strain. We'll see."

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Messi trained with the Argentina team?

Water Samuel, a member of Lionel Scaloni's staff, spoke about Messi's injury status and said, "Leo had a problem last game, he will not play tomorrow and then we will go 'day-by-day' waiting for the evolution." Despite these comments, Messi was at the training session with the rest of the Argentina squad and greeted the fans who were there.