Chicago: Lionel Messi trained alongside his Argentina team-mates at the Copa America Centenario as he targets a return from injury in his team’s second Group D game against Panama.
Messi, who has been nursing a sore back after sustaining an injury in a friendly against Honduras last month, has trained separately under the supervision of team medical staff since arriving in the United States. However the 28-year-old Barcelona superstar took part in a full training session on Wednesday at the University of Illinois campus, two days after sitting out Argentina’s opening 2-1 victory over Chile in Santa Clara on Monday.
In a short message on his Facebook page, Messi said he hoped to make a swift return to Argentina’s starting line-up.