"Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi will be available for selection to face LAFC on Saturday night in the Major League Soccer season opener after traveling with the team to California. The forward's participation in the match was originally in doubt after suffering a muscle strain in his left hamstring during the preseason game against Barcelona SC on Feb. 7. Though Messi started the friendly, he left the pitch in the 58th minute to watch from the sidelines."
""Messi did not participate in training this Wednesday, February 11, due to a muscle strain in his left hamstring sustained during the match against Barcelona SC in Ecuador, which has persisted since then," confirmed the team in a news release. "The player underwent additional medical tests that confirmed the diagnosis. His gradual return to training will depend on his clinical and functional progress in the coming days.""
Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi will be available for selection to face LAFC in the MLS season opener after traveling with the team to California. Messi suffered a muscle strain in his left hamstring during the Feb. 7 preseason game against Barcelona SC and left that match in the 58th minute. The team reported he did not participate in training on Feb. 11 and that medical tests confirmed the diagnosis. The team said his gradual return to training will depend on clinical and functional progress. Inter Miami rescheduled a final preseason friendly and Messi has since returned to training. The club enters 2026 as reigning MLS champions and will compete in MLS, the Concacaf Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, and Campeones Cup.
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