In the 11th minute, Lionel Messi needed to be substituted out due to an injury. This is Inter Miami's second group stage game of the Leagues Cup this year, and now the team will be without its most important player for the rest of the tournament.

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi is dealing with a muscle injury in his right leg after being hurt in the opening minutes of Saturday’s Leagues Cup match against Necaxa, the club said.

Lionel Messi left injured in the 11th minute with hamstring discomfort, but Inter Miami earned a 5-4 penalty shootout win against visiting Necaxa following a 2-2 draw in Matchday 2 of Leagues Cup Phase One play on Saturday night.