2023-09-21 02:33:32
Lionel Messi left Inter Miami’s duel in the 37th minute after suffering a leg injury during a duel against Toronto FC on Wednesday in his team’s 4-0 victory.
A few minutes earlier, his teammate Jordi Albi also left the match.
The Argentine had several quality touches in the penalty area during the first half, but each time his efforts were in vain.
It was ultimately Facundo Farias who opened the scoring during stoppage time in the first half when TFC goalkeeper Tomas Romero punched the ball directly in his direction. Without hesitation, Farias volleyed the ball to open the scoring.
The loss of the two stars did not slow Miami down. Entering for Messi, Robert Taylor scored a double in the second half, in addition to setting up Benjamin Cremaschi’s goal in the 73rd minute.
Messi was substituted in the 37th minute and spent a few minutes suffering from what appeared to be a leg problem. He stretched during the game, then eventually took off his captain’s armband and simply waited for the game to stop so he could leave, without even waiting to get off the field to unlace his cleats, pull down his socks and take off his Shin pads.
Inter head coach Tata Martino said after the match that Alba and Messi would be assessed in the coming days, but neither player would be available to play against Orlando on Sunday so they would be ready for the finalU.S. Open Cup against the Houston Dynamo next Wednesday.
Messi had missed his last two matches – one for club, the other for selection – in recent days.
Elsewhere in the MLS :
New York City FC 2 – Orlando 0
NYC: Mounsef Bakrar (39th minute) and Talles Magno (68th) were the scorers for the New Yorkers.
ORL: Despite this setback, Orlando SC confirms its place in the playoffs; a 4th participation in a row.
Atlanta United 1 – D.C. United 1
ATL: Saba Lobjanidze opened the scoring in the 14th minute of play.
DCU: Mateusz Klich struck back for DC in the 80th minute. The team remains one point behind the CFM, in 9th place in the East.
Columbus 3 – Chicago 0
CLB: Cucho Hernandez scored three times in the first half, in the 8th and 16th on penalties, then in the 23rd minute. The Crew is now assured of playing in the playoffs.
CHI: The Fire falls behind in the playoff race; it remains in 11th place with 33 points, three less than DC United.
New York 1 – Austin FC 1
NY: The Red Bulls’ goal came courtesy of Emiliano Rigoni, who scored an own goal for Austin.
AUS: The response from the Texan team came from Sebastian Driussi, just before half-time.
Charlotte 2 – Philadelphia 2
CHA: Justin Meram and Karol Swiderski scored for Charlotte, before seeing the two-goal lead disappear in stoppage time in the second half.
PHI: The Union is one of three Eastern teams to have confirmed their presence in the post-season schedule on Wednesday.
Houston 4 – Vancouver 1
HOU: Hector Herrera, Griffin Dorsey, Ivan Franco and Aliyu Ibrahim hit the target in this domination.
VAN: This bitter setback for the Whitecaps drops them to 5th place, two points behind Dynamo, with one more game to play than Houston.
Kansas City 0 – Nashville 3
SKC: Sporting remains outside the playoff picture in the West.
NAS: Nashville is six points ahead of CF Montreal in 7th place in the East.
St. Louis 0 – Los Angeles FC 0
STL: Fifth tie for St. Louis this season (15-10-5). The leaders in the West now have 50 points.
LAFC: With its 44 points, LAFC (12-9-8) remains within reasonable distance of St. Louis, in third place.
Real Salt Lake – Dallas
RSL :
DAL :
Colorado – Seattle
COL :
SEA :
Los Angeles – Minnesota
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MIN :
Portland – San Jose
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