Inter alarm: Messi can not continue

Lionel Messi leave the game Inter Miami against Toronto FC before halftime with an undisclosed injury on Wednesday, and ‘Tata’ Martino said he could miss next week’s US Open Cup final against Houston.

Messi was replaced by Robert Taylor in the 37th minute with the score tied 0-0, the captain’s armband was removed and given to DeAndre Yedlin. Miami shrugged off the loss of the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner to cruise to a 4-0 victory, with Taylor scoring twice and Facundo Farías and Benjamín Cremaschi also netting.

Messi, who is a former teammate in Barcelona Jordi Alba He was also forced to leave early in the game due to injury, missed Miami’s 5-2 loss to Atlanta on Saturday due to fatigue and missed Argentina’s game against Bolivia last week.

Martino said they will assess both of their injuries in the coming days, but added that they will definitely miss Sunday’s match against Orlando City and are doubtful for next Wednesday’s Cup final against Houston Dynamo.

“There is no chance that they will be there on Sunday. I know that we have the finals, but they will not come to the field if they cannot play,” Martino said. The coach added that Messi has an “old injury.”

“The scans they did on him with the national team did not find any injuries. Even so, we are taking precautions to keep him safe,” he added. “We don’t believe he has a muscle injury. That’s also following my conversation with him. But we have to continue to be careful. We’ll see in the coming days.”

Miami have not lost with Messi on the field since signing him in July, a streak of League Cup wins last month.

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