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.

Lionel Messi departed Inter Miami's matchup with Necaxa in the 2025 Leagues Cup on Saturday with a hamstring injury, head coach Javier Mascherano told reporters after the team's win on penalties.