MADRID, 6 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Argentine player of Paris Saint-Germain Lionel Messi trained this Thursday in the preparatory session for Sunday’s game against Olympique de Lyon (9 pm), after having overcome the coronavirus after being infected in Argentina during the Christmas holidays.
Messi, who arrived in Paris a day before, could be the game this Sunday if he offers good feelings. The Argentine has done gym work and later has jumped onto the grass of the Parisian facilities confirming his absolute recovery.
The ‘flea’ tested positive on December 26 and this Wednesday he confirmed his negative in a new test, but for now he is training alone. According to the newspaper ‘L’Equipe’, the former FC Barcelona player should train with his teammates this Friday to have more options to play a few minutes, or even start, against Olympique de Lyon.
The presence of Messi seems crucial for a PSG that will not be able to count on Neymar, who is still in Brazil recovering from his ankle injury, or Ángel Di María, who has recently tested positive for COVID-19. The ‘noodle’ has no symptoms, but is still isolated serving the quarantine.
The PSG coach, Mauricio Pochettino, will not have easy to make the eleven for this Sunday due to the numerous casualties. In addition to Di María, they remain positive for COVID-19: Donnarumma, Kurzawa, Danilo and Sergio Rico, while Letellier and Bernat remain injured.
On the other hand, Diallo, Gueye and Hakimi will not be with the team as they have been called up with their respective teams for the Africa Cup, a reason that could force the Argentine coach to call a player from the quarry to complete the call.