Injured Lionel Messi 'is better' now, to testify in tax case

Buenos Aires, May 29: The medical corps of the Argentine football team reported that Lionel Messi "is better" after he suffered an injury on Friday night during the friendly against Honduras.

This means Messi will be able to fly to Barcelona as planned this Sunday to testify in a tax-fraud case against him and his father.

"Messi is better with less pain than last night," said Daniel Martinez, a member of the medical corps of the team coached by Gerardo "Tata" Martino, in a statement to the official news agency Telam on Saturday, according to Efe.

The super striker had to leave the game at minute 64 when kneed in the back by Oliver Morazan after being spilled by Johnny Leveron.