Lionel Messi, Inter Miami star, suffered a hamstring injury during his team’s victory over Club Necaxa in the penalty shootout of the Leagues Cup. The incident occurred in the 11th minute of the match, forcing the Argentine star to leave the field and head to the locker room at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Messi, while dribbling inside the area, collided with Raúl Sánchez and Alexis Peña from Necaxa, after which he fell to the ground visibly frustrated. Although he tried to continue playing for a few minutes, he finally requested medical assistance and had to be substituted.Federico Redondo entered the field instead of Messi.
Throughout his career, Messi has had to deal with various hamstring injuries, missing several matches in recent seasons due to leg problems. Recently, a left adductor injury kept him out of two World Cup qualifying matches with Argentina earlier this year.Before Saturday night’s match, Messi had participated in 30 matches with Inter Miami in 2025, including the Concacaf Champions Cup, the Club World Cup, the Leagues Cup, and the Major League Soccer regular season.In MLS alone, Messi has 18 goals and 9 assists with the team.Leo felt a discomfort in his hamstring. We won’t know the severity of the injury until tomorrow. He probably has something. It may not be very serious because he didn’t feel pain, but he did feel discomfort.
Javier Mascherano, Inter Miami coach
