- Messi was left out of Argentina’s team this week with a mystery fitness problem
- Now the Miami star has all but confirmed he will play no part against Atlanta
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Lionel Messi is set to miss an Inter Miami game for the first time since arriving in the States after appearing to confirm he has not travelled to Atlanta this weekend.
Messi, who has scored 11 goals in as many games for Miami over the past two months, was left out of Argentina’s team to face Bolivia earlier this week with a mystery fitness problem.
Just a few days after he was seen leaving a medical center in his home country, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni revealed his star man ‘did not feel comfortable’ to play in the World Cup qualifier, sparking fears that he could be unavailable upon return to Miami.
And despite training with the team on Friday, later that evening Messi shared a clip on his Instagram story which shows him opening a pizza box from Banchero Miami – an Argentine pizza restaurant located on the city’s famous beach.
Earlier in the day, Inter’s official Instagram account had uploaded photos of the likes of Sergio Busquets, Josef Martinez and DeAndre Yedlin boarding the plane to Atlanta.
Lionel Messi is set to miss an Inter Miami game for the first time since arriving in the States
Messi shared an Instagram story which appears to show he has stayed in Miami this weekend