Lionel Messi knew he was injured the moment he tripped and fell on the pitch, rolling over to slap the ground in frustration. Messi slowly walked from the penalty area across midfield, in front of Inter Miami’s bench as his frustration slowly boiled over.

Lionel Messi suffered an injury and was removed in the 11th minute of Saturday's Leagues Cup match against Necaxa at Fort Lauderdale's Chase Stadium.Messi led Inter Miami to the inaugural Leagues Cup crown in 2023 just after his arrival with the MLS club.

Luis Suárez had the game-winning penalty kick, and Inter Miami rallied to beat Necaxa in the Leagues Cup after losing Lionel Messi to a hamstring injury in the opening minutes.