Miami (Florida), June 26 (EFE).- The Argentine team is pending the physical evolution of Leo Messi, who ended up last night with discomfort in his right adductor during the match against Chile and could miss the first Copa América match since 2016.

Messi felt discomfort in the second half of the victory against the Chilean team and was treated on the wing, but he even concluded the match with a 50-meter run, accompanying Ángel di María and Lautaro Martínez on a counterattack.

Later, the Argentine captain told the media that he felt discomfort in his adductor. “It was a nuisance that it got a little hard, that  it wasn’t completely loose, but I was able to finish the game and we’ll see,” he added.

With the qualification for the quarterfinals confirmed and the desire publicly expressed by coach Lionel Scaloni to give minutes against Peru, on Saturday in the last day of Group A, those who have not played are almost certain to discard the Argentine captain, who He would miss his first Copa América match since 2016.

It was on June 8, 2016, when ’10’ did not play in the first match of Group D of the Copa América Centnario, precisely against Chile, due to discomfort in his lower back due to a blow suffered in a friendly against Honduras days ago. before.

Since then, Messi has participated in all the matches his team has played in the Copa América: 6 matches in Brazil 2019, 6 in Brazil 2021 and the two in 2024. EFE