Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami at the absolute perfect time to win trophies. He carried Inter through the Leagues Cup within weeks of signing. On Wednesday, he can win a second title in as many months; Miami hosts the Houston Dynamo in the U.S. Open Cup final (8:35 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network/Paramount+/Telemundo).
six consecutive games between club and country, and is questionable for Wednesday's final. He first"felt something" late in Argentina's Sept. 7 win over Ecuador.
Messi, it seems, has been dealing with the remnants of an old injury. He has intermittently struggled with his right hamstring, ever since he was a teenager at Barcelona. It has seemingly been bothering him again this month. Inter Miami, like most pro clubs, plays in multiple competitions. Traditionally, MLS teams have had their 34-game regular season, then playoffs. They also enter the U.S. Open Cup, a separate single-elimination tournament played on weeknights during the MLS season.
Some teams exited the Leagues Cup after only two July games, and got a three-week break before the MLS season resumed on Aug. 19. Miami, on the other hand, kept winning, so it added five Leagues Cup knockout-round games to its schedule in August. The final conflicted with an MLS fixture, Miami versus Charlotte, which was rescheduled and now clutters Messi’s October calendar.
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