JAKARTA Lionel Messi was worried by the injury of his Argentine teammates Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala. La Pulga is afraid that his two compatriots will miss the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The former Barcelona player said injury was always a concern for the players ahead of major international tournaments. For that he hopes Di Maria and Dybala will recover soon and be able to come to Qatar.
"[Injury] is of concern because the World Cup is different. You play at different times and we are so close. So the slightest thing that can happen to you can make you absent," Messi told DirecTV Sports, quoted by Reuters.
Di Maria has been going back and forth in the treatment room since joining Juventus this summer. She had her latest injury in the middle of this week when the Old Lady lost to Maccabi Haifa.
In that match, the former PSG player only played 24 minutes. He was pulled off the pitch with a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile Dybala picked up a thigh muscle injury when AS Roma met Lecce last week. The 28-year-old has undergone surgery, but if his condition does not improve then there is a possibility of being absent.
"I hope they both recover. They have plenty of time to recover before the World Cup. Hopefully we can all get there in good health," he said.
At the World Cup later, Argentina will be in Group C with Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland. The winning team will have their first match on November 22 against Saudi Arabia.
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