Buenos: Argentina football team doctor Donato Villani said he is confident that injured Barcelona star Lionel Messi will return to action in less than two months.


Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (sitting) is surrounded by other players after being injured during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona v UD Las Palmas at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. Pic/AFP 

Messi is set to miss the next seven-to-eight weeks after suffering a tear in the internal collateral ligament of his left knee in Barcelona's 2-1 win over Las Palmas on Saturday.