
Messi out of World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil due to adductor injury
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil over the next eight days because of an injury to his adductor. Later Monday, Inter Miami said Messi — the reigning Major League Soccer MVP — underwent an MRI “to assess the extent of the discomfort in his adductor region,” an injury that the team said occurred in Sunday’s win over Atlanta United. “His clinical progress and response to treatment will determine his availability for competition.” Argentine media initially reported Messi suffered a sore left thigh on Sunday during Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory. Messi, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner who captained and led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title, has been sidelined several times by Inter Miami this season because of injury concerns.
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