August 29 – Lionel Messi returned to training with Inter Miami on Wednesday, more than six weeks after the Argentina captain left the Copa America final with a badly sprained right ankle.
There is still no official timetable for when Messi will actually start playing again and he has not been selected by Argentina to play in World Cup qualifiers in early September.
“To see him on the field is great,” Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender said after the Wednesday workout. “I know he’s been getting treatment every single day, training every single day. He’s dealt with things before. He’s been there, done that and he’s still doing it at the highest level. To see him recoup from the kind of injury we saw at Copa America and be available for us this season, it goes to show the quality of care we have here.”
Messi has 12 goals and 13 assists in 12 MLS games with Inter Miami this season. He’s missed 14 of the club’s league matches, including each of the last eight either because he was playing for Argentina or recovering from the injury.
But his absence has not impacted the progress of his team in the MLS as they became the third fastest club to secure a place in the MLS play offs with a 2-0 win over FC Cincinnati.
On the pitch the MLS named Luis Suarez the Player of the Matchday for Matchday 29.
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