Messi 'doing well', could play World Cup warmups
Key takeaways
- The 38-year-old star sustained the injury May 25 while playing his last match with Inter Miami before joining the national team.
- "Leo trained for a part with the group, which is important.
- Argentina is preparing to face Honduras on Saturday at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, in a friendly before concluding preparations for the World Cup with a match against Iceland in Auburn, Alabama, on Tuesday.
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The 38-year-old star sustained the injury May 25 while playing his last match with Inter Miami before joining the national team.
"Leo is doing well," Scaloni said Friday. "Leo trained for a part with the group, which is important. He's not fully separated; he's coming along. He may be part of the friendly matches, getting some minutes in these two friendlies. We'll see if it's the one tomorrow or the next one. But he's doing a lot better and that gives us tranquility."
Argentina is preparing to face Honduras on Saturday at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, in a friendly before concluding preparations for the World Cup with a match against Iceland in Auburn, Alabama, on Tuesday.