Lionel Messi in injury scare two weeks before World Cup 2022

Qatar 2022 might be Messi’s fifth and last probability to carry the World Cup.

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Messi appears to be like to be again to his imperious greatest this season, scoring 12 targets and 14 assists in all competitions this season [FRANCK FIFE / AFP]

Lionel Messi missed his membership facet Paris Saint Germain’s 2-1 win over Lorient on Sunday because of an infected Achilles tendon, the harm scare coming for the Argentina captain lower than two weeks earlier than the beginning of World Cup 2022.

“Leo Messi will stay in therapy for an infected Achilles tendon as a precautionary measure. He'll resume coaching subsequent week,” PSG mentioned in a press release on their web site on Saturday.

On Friday, PSG supervisor Christoph Galtier mentioned in a press convention that he expects Messi to participate of their league recreation towards Auxerre on November 13, which would be the final earlier than the World Cup break.

With Argentina already sweating on accidents to Angel di Maria and Paulo Dybala, Messi’s infected tendon can have alarm bells ringing in Argentina.

Qatar 2022 football World Cup Match Schedule“Accidents are a fear,” Messi mentioned in an interview with DirecTV Sports activities in October.

“It is a completely different World Cup, which is performed at a unique time of the 12 months to earlier tournaments and it’s so imminent any little factor that occurs to you'll be able to pressure you out. With what occurred to Dybala and Di Maria, the reality is that personally you are concerned and also you’re extra afraid if you see these type of issues.”

Argentina start their World Cup marketing campaign towards Saudi Arabia on November 22.

Qatar 2022 might be Messi’s fifth and last probability to carry the World Cup. Final 12 months’s Copa America win was his first trophy with Argentina and the hopes of the nation are firmly pinned on him to win Argentina’s first World Cup since 1986.

Messi appears to be like to be again to his imperious greatest this season, scoring 12 targets and 14 assists in all competitions.

Final week, Germany’s Timo Werner and England’s Ben Chilwell have been the most recent additions to the rising checklist of gamers dominated out of the World Cup by way of harm.

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