Lionel Messi will miss Inter Miami's crucial Leagues Cup match against Pumas UNAM due to a muscle issue, coach Javier Mascherano said Tuesday.Inter Miami likely need a victory over Pumas in their group stage finale to reach the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup,

Lionel Messi was on a generational run with Inter Miami, dominating both MLS and the League’s Cup. But in the second match against Necaxa, everything changed as Messi picked up an injury and left the field just 11 minutes into the game.

Inter Miami boss Javier Mascherano confirmed Lionel Messi will miss the Herons’ all-important Leagues Cup clash with Pumas UNAM. Alarm bells sounded when Messi was forced to come off the pitch just 11 minutes into Miami’s match against Necaxa on Saturday night. The club later announced the Argentine suffered a minor muscle injury in his right leg.