Question marks surround Lionel Messi's fitness ahead of Inter Miami's clash with Charlotte.
Inter Miami come into their third match of the 2025 Major League Soccer season after comfortably defeating Cavalier 2–0 in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16. The Herons will look to take their momentum into the weekend against Charlotte, but they might have to do so without their best player.
Messi did not play in Inter Miami's last two matches against Houston Dynamo and Cavalier. In fact, he was not even in Javier Mascherano's squad for either game. Mascherano was always going to manage the minutes and workload of the 37-year-old superstar, but alarm bells are already sounding for Messi just two weeks into the Herons' season.
Here's the latest on Messi's status ahead of Inter Miami's match with Charlotte on Sunday, Mar. 9.






