During the Leagues Cup match between Inter Miami and Club Necaxa, an incident marked the evening: Lionel Messi was forced to leave the field at the beginning of the match following physical contact with Alexis Pena, the Mexican club’s defender. This event aroused serious concern among the Argentine star’s supporters, who held their breath by watching the 32-year-old player suffer this injury. Despite his right thigh, Messi was unable to continue the game and was replaced by Federico Redondo, son of former footballer Fernando Redondo.

After the meeting, Javier Mascherano, the coach of Inter Miami, gave details about his player’s state of health. He pointed out that Messi had experienced discomfort, although the severity of the injury could not be assessed with certainty until the next day. Messi’s former teammate, however, nuanced himself by stating that the pain did not seem insurmountable. Despite the absence of their game leader, the Inter Miami finally won the game with the shots on goal, winning 5 to 4 after a parity score of 2 to 2 at the end of the time.

David Beckham’s team is now preparing to face the U.N.A.M. on the third day of the Leagues Cup, scheduled for the night from Wednesday to Thursday. The hope remains that Lionel Messi may be able to participate in this next meeting. The outcome of his injury remains uncertain, but the team hopes to be able to count on his star player for future deadlines.