Argentine star Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi is out with injury in his team's quadruple clean sheet win over Toronto in the NBA soccer last night.
The Argentine stripped the captain's armband and gave it to DeAndre Yadelin when he came off in the 37th minute when the score was a goalless draw.
It is not only Messi who came out injured, but also his teammate and friend Jordi Alba.
In turn, revealed Argentine coach Tata Martino American team that "Messi and Alba will miss the next match for Miami against Orlando, but I think that the injury is not serious but muscle injuries, and this is because of fatigue."
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Messi, 36, missed Inter Miami's 5-2 loss to Atalanta on Saturday due to fatigue, and was also not involved in Argentina's World Cup qualifier win over Bolivia.
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Inter Miami have not lost a game with Messi on the pitch since the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner joined in July.
The Argentine star is preparing to travel to France at the end of next October, to receive the eighth Ballon d'Or in his career.