Lionel Messi returned to Inter Miami’s starting lineup on Wednesday night against Toronto FC, but exited the match in just the 37th minute with the score 0-0. Messi all but called for his own substitution, as he had taken off his captain’s armband and was holding it in his hand as he played his final pass of the match. After a few more seconds, he stopped in the middle of the field with his hands on his knees until referee Drew Fischer stopped the game and Messi departed. Miami went on to take a 1-0 lead just before the break thanks to a Facundo Farias goal. Messi was slow to come...
, but exited the match in just the 37th minute with the score 0-0. Messi all but called for his own substitution, as he had taken off his captain’s armband and was holding it in his hand as he played his final pass of the match. After a few more seconds, he stopped in the middle of the field with his hands on his knees until referee Drew Fischer stopped the game and Messi departed.
“They had to come off,” Inter Miami head coach Tata Martino told the Apple TV broadcast at halftime. “We’ll evaluate them over the next few days.”, a 5-2 loss for Miami, after returning from international duty with Argentina. Martino said after the match that Messi had not traveled to Atlanta due to muscular fatigue. Fullback Jordi Alba was also rested last weekend. Their status for tonight’s match against Toronto was uncertain.“We’ll go day-to-day.
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