Lionel Messi Injury Update – When does the Captain of Argentina return for Inter Miami?

Inter Miami Captain Lionel Messi will be put aside for an indefinite period of time with what the Major League Soccer (MLS) team described as a ‘small muscle injury in his right leg’ in a statement on Sunday.

The 38-year-old Argentinian legend sustained an early injury of the right range injury in Miami’s home win at home on the Necaxa of Mexico on Saturday in a competition cup match.

Messi went outside in the 11th minute, but walked off the field and the dressing room.

Messi ‘underwent medical tests to evaluate the size of muscle development’, which forced him from the competition, Inter Miami said in his statement.

‘The results confirmed a small muscle injury in his right leg. His medical approval depends on his clinical progress and response to the treatment. ‘

That means that there is no time schedule for a return by the Miami Talisman, who shares the MLS season leader with 18 goals and also has nine assists in 18 games.

Jordi Alba, who yielded an equalizer for Miami in the second half of the second half to set up the Penalty Shootout that the hosts won 5-4, said that Messi’s early exit was «a huge sorrow for the whole team».

Inter Miami has won 12 of 22 games this season and is – with 42 points – fifth in the Eastern Conference, eight points drift by leader Philadelphia but with three games in hand.

Every extensive absence would also be a big blow to Miami in the Leagues Cup, which Inter won in 2023 just after Messi arrived in South Florida.

Miami, which will organize Unam Pumas on Wednesday, is in second place on the MLS table to qualify for the knockout phase of the Leagues Cup with five points and would achieve a quarter -final location with a victory.