Inter Miami coach Gerardo 'Tata' Martino has confirmed that Lionel Messi will not be fit for Sunday's game against Orlando after revealing that he is still dealing with a scar tissue problem.
Messi trained twice after missing the Atlanta defeat -- the team's first since his arrival -- and Martino felt the 36-year-old was healthy enough to give it a go on Wednesday.
When pressed a little more about the specifics of Messi's scar tissue problem, Martino left that answer for the medical staff."It is probable that these scars bother [him] and don't allow him to even be mentally free to play a game. It is difficult. We have all experienced pain when we have hit our scars on the corner of a table and this is like that."They played nine games in August and face five more coming up in a span of 14 days, starting with Sunday's trip to Orlando.
Where Miami sits today is in 13th place in the MLS Eastern Conference, four spots and five points off the playoffs.
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