Lionel Messi and his teammates from Paris Saint Germain they trained this Friday before the watchful eye of the public and the press for 15 minutes at the Camp Des Loges sports center, located 40 kilometers from Paris, performing jogs and light exercises, plus a tactical test behind closed doors.
The coach of the team, the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who will then offer a press conference as he usually does before each PSG presentation in Ligue 1, was in charge of the activity in which the squad trotted around the field of play and then performed the typical “crazy”, where the players constantly touch the ball forming a circle while two teammates try to retrieve it.
In training, under a relentless summer sun and quite hot, the Brazilian Neymar, the French Kylian Mbappé and the Argentines Angel Di María, Leandro Paredes and Mauro Icardi were also present, although all were overshadowed by the presence of Messi.
This was Messi’s second training session with his new team after being under Pochettino yesterday, and the highlight of his session was that he exchanged greetings to the public who constantly encouraged and cheered him, which motivated his response on several occasions.
The PSG will play tomorrow at home, at the Parque de los Príncipes stadium, against Racing de Strasbourg, for the second date of Ligue 1, after having debuted last week with an away win over the recently promoted Troyes by 2 to 1, with the second goal scored by Rosario Icardi.
There are still no details of when Messi could debut with the number 30 shirt that he will wear at PSG Since the star has not played officially for a month, since the final of the Copa América that Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 with a goal from Di María.
In principle Messi, the Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (exReal Madrid) and the Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (exMilan), champion with Italy in the recent Euro 2020 Cup, would be presented to the public before the match against Racing de Strasbourg, which will be set at a Park of the Princes with sold-out seats.
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