It's a blow for Inter Miami as Lionel Messi had to depart their Leagues Cup match against Necaxa on Saturday. In the 11th minute, the Argentine went down with what seemed like a hamstring injury and was replaced by Federico Redondo . With 18 goals and 7 assists for Miami in league play, Messi is the front runner for league MVP, and missing any time would be a major blow for the Herons.

The match finished level at 2-2 with Jorda Alba scoring a late equalizer, sending the match to penalty kicks where the Herons prevailed. They were able to go ahead in the match following his substitution via Telasco Segovia , who said after the game that Messi told him he was fine but that they are waiting to see what the medical staff say.

Messi missing any time will be a true test for manager J

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