Messi has been absent from Inter Miami’s last 3 matches, a total of 4 matches since the beginning of the 2024 season. As a result, the team of former famous player David Beckham as president and co-owner only won 1, lost 2 and drew. 1 in this series of matches.

In between these matches, Messi, after being rested in the match against CF Montreal (lost 2-3 on March 11), returned to play to help Inter Miami win the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 against Nashville SC. 3-1 (final 5-3) on March 14. Since then, the famous Argentine player has been absent until now.

Without Messi, Inter Miami also experienced a shocking loss to rival New York Red Bulls with a heavy score of 0-4 and just a difficult draw with New York City FC with a score of 1-1.

“Inter Miami shows a great dependence on Messi. In the absence of this famous player, they often concede goals, while the attack does not make any expected mark. Veteran striker Suarez tries very hard, But still cannot make up for the absence of Messi, who is considered the soul that guides the team’s play”, AS newspaper (Spain) assessed.

“The good news for Inter Miami is that Messi has shown complete recovery from the recent right hamstring injury. Coach Tata Martino continues to let this famous player not play in the match against New York City FC (March 31). It’s just caution. The Argentine coach wants to keep this famous player for the more important match when Inter Miami takes on Monterrey in the quarterfinals of the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup”, shared AS newspaper.

“We will review Messi’s condition again at the beginning of this week, along with Nicolas Freire, to see if they are eligible to return to normal training and upcoming matches. We still have 3 to 4 next day to make decisions. But our idea is that there is a high possibility that Messi will return to play”, coach Tata Martino revealed, when talking to the American press about Messi’s recent injury. causing Inter Miami Club’s performance to decline.

In the MLS tournament, Inter Miami is currently ranked 2nd on the Eastern rankings with 11 points after 7 matches. But the big and immediate goal of the team, chaired by former football player David Beckham, is to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup to qualify for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.