In the 11th minute, Lionel Messi needed to be substituted out due to an injury. This is Inter Miami's second group stage game of the Leagues Cup this year, and now the team will be without its most important player for the rest of the tournament.

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi is dealing with a muscle injury in his right leg after being hurt in the opening minutes of Saturday’s Leagues Cup match against Necaxa, the club said.

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi is dealing with a minor muscle injury in his right leg after being hurt in the opening minutes of Saturday’s Leagues Cup match against Necaxa, the club said Sunday. Messi underwent tests on his right leg after experiencing discomfort following a play in which he fell while being challenged by a pair of Necaxa defenders,