Tata Martino provides an update on Lionel Messi's return from injury ahead of their clash against Atlanta
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00:00Are they still evaluating it?
00:02No, no, he's going to travel.
00:03He's going to travel?
00:04Yes, yes, to both places.
00:05He's going to travel to both places.
00:06Yes, yes.
00:07I mean, the disposition is there.
00:08Yes.
00:09It's going to be determined if he's going to start or not, but...
00:10Yes, well, it's three games in a week with trips included, so you have to see it day by day
00:20and try not to expose ourselves, not only to Leo, but to the rest of the players.
00:26The preparation for him was different to others, where he was inserting himself, with less
00:33recovery time, he was inserting himself little by little within the team.
00:37In this case, the 15 days of selection were almost like a bet, which allowed us to evaluate
00:44him in the 90th minute, or that we could evaluate him in the whole game, or in the time that
00:51he felt good.
00:52And as he was well, he completed the game.