Messi worries Argentina with back injury in 1-0 win


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  • Saturday, 28 May 2016

Soccer Football - FC Barcelona vs Sevilla - Copa del Rey Final - Vicente Calderon, Madrid, Spain - 22/5/16 Lionel Messi celebrates after winning the Copa del Rey Final Reuters / Sergio Perez Livepic

(Reuters) - Argentina had a scare when Lionel Messi had to be substituted after incurring a back injury during a 1-0 win over rugged Honduras in a Copa America Centenario warm-up friendly on Friday.

Messi walked off in pain in the 64th minute in San Juan after a clash with Honduras substitute Oliver Morazan 10 days before Argentina's opening Group D match against Chile.

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