Messi’s Status Uncertain for Morocco Friendly Amid Injury Concerns

Moroccan media have just written that Messi, injured in the pubis, left the Albiceleste training session. He reportedly left the training session before it ended, on March 19, in Madrid. And so maybe he won’t participate in the friendly match against Venezuela or against Morocco.

Other media confirm Messi’s presence in the match against Venezuela, but talk about almost invisible fatigue that makes his presence in the match against Morocco on March 26 at the Grand Stade de Tanger uncertain.

Thus we can read on the Onze Mondial website: "the Pulga, who walks on water this season with Barça, will take part in the friendly match of the Albiceleste against Venezuela this Friday evening at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid. His presence against Morocco on March 25 (EDITOR’S NOTE: 25?) in Tangier is much less certain. The 31-year-old playmaker would not be as sprightly as his magical performances suggest." So we shouldn’t believe what we see, to summarize... And what should we believe?

The same media states: "César Luis Menotti, national technical director of the Argentine Football Federation since January, has indeed shown great concern about the health status of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner."

The latter would in fact be very concerned about the undetectable health status of Lionel Messi, according to his words: "I’m afraid to see him play. He is very emotionally tired between the Champions League and the national team. I see him very tired. If he wants to play for Argentina, so be it. He has many obligations and a heavy emotional baggage, a lot of responsibilities rest on his feet." Ah, so it’s emotional... The great who understand each other in things that others cannot see... César Luis Menotti, world champion in 1978 (and a psychologist in his spare time as we can see) would have said this in the "Joga Bonito" radio show on FM 94.7 in Argentina.