Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami’s final training session ahead of their match against Charlotte FC, with head coach Javier Mascherano addressing the likelihood of the star player suiting up. Inter Miami fans are eagerly awaiting Lionel Messi’s return to the pitch after the Argentine missed the first leg of the Champions Cup Round of 16 clash against Cavalier SC.

Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano said he is optimistic Lionel Messi could make the roster for the match against Charlotte FC on Sunday night at Chase Stadium, though added he was unwilling to take unnecessary risks with the star player.

After Inter Miami was accused of lack of transparency, coach Javier Mascherano addressed Lionel Messi's fitness situation.

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano insisted Lionel Messi was not injured after the Argentine superstar was held out of his second straight game.

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano has brushed aside Lionel Messi's absence from their Thursday night win against Cavalier as simple rest for the 37-year-old

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Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano said he chose to rest Lionel Messi against the Houston Dynamo on Sunday in an effort to prevent an injury to the Argentina star after he featured in three matches in seven days.

Lionel Messi missed Inter Miami's match against the Houston Dynamo, prompting speculation about his fitness. Coach Javier Mascherano has since addressed Messi's status. Lionel Messi did not participate in Inter Miami‘s MLS match against the Houston Dynamo on March 2,

Question marks surround Lionel Messi's fitness ahead of Inter Miami's clash with Charlotte. Inter Miami come into their third match of the 2025 Major League Soccer season after comfortably defeating Cavalier 2–0 in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16.

Messi did not play in Inter Miami's last two matches against Houston Dynamo and Cavalier. In fact, he was not even in Javier Mascherano's squad for either game. Mascherano was always going to manage the minutes and workload of the 37-year-old superstar, but alarm bells are already sounding for Messi just two weeks into the Herons' season.