Will Messi play Inter Miami vs. Tigres Leagues Cup quarterfinal? What we know
Coach Javier Mascherano is expected to provide an update at a pre-game media conference after training.
Messi showed signs of discomfort during the Galaxy game, grabbing his leg on a few occasions, but he managed to score a goal in the 84th minute, provided a brilliant assist to Luis Suarez five minutes later, and he completed the game. He rushed off the field after the match.
Asked about Messi's condition after the game, Mascherano said: 'Leo wants to play every single game. He wanted to play in Orlando, also. It was impossible. It's like this. You have to understand why Leo is Leo. He always wants to be on the pitch. He's happy there. Sometimes we try to explain to him to go slowly, but at the end, when he feels good, he knows himself like no one, so we tried to give him minutes to get him ready for the next games.'
Although Miami has proven it can win without the Argentine icon, his absence against a Mexican heavyweight like Tigres would be significant.
Both teams were favored to make a deep run in the Leagues Cup and have been in good form during the tournament.
Inter beat Atlas and Pumas and earned two points against Necaxa with a penalty shootout win in the group phase to advance to the quarterfinals. Tigres beat the Houston Dynamo and San Diego FC and lost to LAFC 2-1.
Tigres got stronger this summer with the addition of Argentine attacker Angel Correa, who was a teammate of Messi's and Rodrigo De Paul's on the World Cup championship team. Correa and De Paul began this season as teammates with Atletico Madrid and both made summer moves.
Correa scored twice in a 4-1 win over Houston and scored another pair of goals in the 2-1 win over San Diego. He also scored in Tigres' 7-0 Liga MX victory over Puebla.
'He's a guy who is really good and showed up humble, ready to add to the group, made himself available,' said Tigres coach Guido Pizarro. 'We're lucky to have him and hopefully we can keep enjoying him.'
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