Lionel Messi left the Inter Miami duel in the 37th minute after suffering a leg injury in a duel against Toronto FC on Wednesday, in a 4-0 victory for his team.
A few minutes earlier, his teammate Jordi Alba also left the match.
The Argentine had several quality touches in the penalty area during the first half, but each time his efforts were in vain.
In the end, Facundo Farias opened the scoring in stoppage time of the first half when TFC goalkeeper Tomas Romero punched the ball directly towards him. Without hesitation, Farias volleyed the ball to open the scoring.
The loss of both stars did not slow down Miami. Robert Taylor, who came on for Messi, scored a brace in the second half, in addition to setting up Benjamin Cremaschi’s goal in the 73rd minute.
Messi was replaced in the 37th minute and spent a few minutes suffering from what appeared to be a leg problem. He stretched during the game, then eventually took off his captain’s armband and simply waited for the game to stop so he could leave, without even waiting to leave the field to untie his cleats, pull down his socks, and remove his shin guards.
Inter head coach Tata Martino said after the match that Alba and Messi would be evaluated in the coming days, but neither player would be available to play against Orlando on Sunday in order to be ready for the final of the “Coupe des États-Unis” against the Houston Dynamo next Wednesday.
Messi had missed his last two matches – one for his club and one for the national team – in recent days.
Elsewhere in the MLS::
New York City FC 2 – Orlando 0
NYC: Mounsef Bakrar (39th minute) and Talles Magno (68th minute) were the goalscorers for New York.
ORL: Despite this defeat, Orlando SC confirms its place in the playoffs; a 4th consecutive participation.
Atlanta United 1 – DC United 1
ATL: Saba Lobjanidze opened the scoring in the 14th minute.
DCU: Mateusz Klich equalized for D.C. in the 80th minute. The team remains one point behind CFM, in 9th place in the East.
Columbus 3 – Chicago 0
CLB: Cucho Hernandez scored three goals in the first half, in the 8th and 16th minutes from penalties, and in the 23rd minute. The Crew is now assured of playing in the playoffs.
CHI: The Fire falls behind in the race for the playoffs; they remain in 11th place with 33 points, three behind D.C. United.
New York 1 – Austin FC 1
NY: The Red Bulls’ goal was courtesy of Emiliano Rigoni, who scored an own goal for Austin.
AUS: The Texan team responded through Sebastian Driussi just before halftime.
Charlotte 2 – Philadelphia 2
CHA: Justin Meram and Karol Swiderski scored for Charlotte, before seeing their two-goal lead disappear in stoppage time of the second half.
PHI: The Union is one of three teams in the East to have confirmed their presence in the postseason schedule on Wednesday.
Houston 4 – Vancouver 1
HOU: Hector Herrera, Griffin Dorsey, Ivan Franco, and Aliyu Ibrahim found the back of the net in this dominant performance.
VAN: This painful defeat for the Whitecaps sees them drop to 5th place, two points behind Dynamo, with one more match to play than Houston.
Kansas City 0 – Nashville 3
SKC: Sporting remains outside the playoff picture in the West.
NAS: Nashville extends their lead to six points over CF Montréal in 7th place in the East.
St. Louis 0 – Los Angeles FC 0
STL: Fifth draw for St. Louis this season (15-10-5). The leaders in the West now have 50 points.
LAFC: With 44 points, LAFC (12-9-8) remains within reasonable distance of St. Louis, in the third position.
Real Salt Lake – Dallas
RSL:
DAL:
Colorado – Seattle
COL:
SEA:
Los Angeles – Minnesota
LA:
MIN:
Portland – San José
POR:
SJ:
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