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Lionel Messi touched down in California on Friday as Argentina prepared for the possibility that the injured Barcelona superstar may not be fit for next weeks Copa America Centenario showdown with Chile. Lionel Messi practices during a training session of Argentina s national football team at San Jose State University in preparation for the Copa America 2016. AFP Photo Messi arrived in the early hours from Barcelona, where on Thursday he had appea stanley cup red in court to give evidence in his tax fraud trial that has also embroiled his father. Messi, who suffered a back injury in a friendly victory against Honduras last week, is uncertain to be fit for Mondays crucial Group D game against Chile at the Levis Stadium in Santa Clara. The 28-year-old playmaker later took to the field during training near Argentinas San Jose base. Messi trained separately from the rest of the squad along with another injured player Lucas Biglia. Meanwhile team-mates Augusto Fernandez and Nahuel Guzman admitted on Friday that Argentina were facing up to the possibility of Messis absence against the Chileans. It is logical that being the best player in the world, it is clear that we all want him to be fit, Atletico Madrid midfielder Fernandez said, adding that he was confident the squad would cope against the Chileans if Messi was ruled out. When you have moments of a stanley tumbler dversity thats when the team has to step up, Fernandez told a press conference. Guzman said h stanley cups e hoped Messi could recover, |
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