Messi exited Miami’s 6-4 win in the 73rd minute
Argentina’s World Cup begins in 23 days v Algeria
Lionel Messi exited Inter Miami’s wild 6-4 win against the Philadelphia Union early on Sunday night, a worrying sight for the Argentina side he captains in his last game before he joins up with the national team for the 2026 World Cup.
Messi’s actions before being taken off did not appear to bother him and he was not limping when he came off the field. Amid a typical South Florida deluge, he had taken a free kick attempt in the 68th minute, and went on a dribbling run with an attempted through ball for an offside Ian Fray not long afterward with no apparent issue.