KANSAS CITY.- Still with the echoes of his spectacular triplet on Tuesday against Algeria (3-0) in the debut of Argentina in it World Cup 2026, Lionel Messi He returned to training this Wednesday under the orders of Lionel Scaloni in Kansas Citywith the usual post-match recovery exercises.
On a new sunny day, Messi was seen entering the grass smiling and relaxed, with a plastic bottle in one hand, within a small group in which he was seen speaking especially with Lautaro Martínez and with Rodrigo DePaulthat last companion of his in the InterMiami.
He also joined them Thiago Almadawho was carrying a mate, in front of the press gathered at the facilities of the Sporting Kansas City.
All of them were part of the group of starters who saw their practice limited to regenerative work in the gym and on the pitch. Sitting during part of the session, they were able to follow the training of the rest of their teammates, those who did not play or did little in the duel against the Algerians.
“The players who did field work had a somewhat more intense session, where they practiced game actions in a reduced space, pressure and recovery movements, and soccer tennis to end the day,” explained the Argentine Football Association (AFA) on its website.
In his medical part of the day he pointed out that the defender Nicolas Tagliaficoa theoretical starting left-back who did not play against Algeria due to an overload in a calf, exercised and continues “with a favorable evolution.”
Austria in the crosshairs
With the first mission accomplished and a very positive start to the World Cup, in contrast to the debut defeat against Saudi Arabia in Qatar 2022Argentina is now setting its sights on the next challenge, which will be on Monday against Austria in Arlingtonnearly Dallas.
There, Messi, almost 39 years old, can set a record for goals scored by a player in the World Cup, after the hat-trick with which he dominated the Desert Foxes in the first match allowed him to equal the German’s mark of 16. Miroslav Klose.
