Inter Miami head coach Gerardo Martino confirms the club's plans for Lionel Messi ahead of Copa America and Jordi Alba after the latter suffered an injury.
Inter Miami head coach Gerardo"Tata" Martino revealed in a news conference on Friday that Lionel Messi is expected to stay in the starting lineup leading up to this summer's Copa America, but Jordi Alba is absent for the short-term with a muscle injury.
But Martino, who used to manage the Argentine national side himself, has revealed Inter Miami do not have any 'special' plan to rest him. When asked if there's likely to be a lot of rotation in the aftermath of Inter Miami's Concacaf Champions Cup elimination, Martino replied:"No. When the team plays one competition, like we will starting this week, and have games every six to seven days, there is no motivation to rotate unless we are running a risk or there's a specific situation. If there are no specific situations, then we at this moment do not have plans for rotation.
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