# When will Lionel Messi play again? Latest injury updates



  is considered day-to-day with fatigue,  coach Javier Mascherano said Thursday after the Argentine World Cup champion missed his second straight game for rest.

Messi watched  in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup round-of-16 match in an on-field suite at Chase Stadium with his wife and children.

Mascherano said Messi is not injured, but dealing with the effects of logging significant minutes to start the 2025 season.

Messi predominately played in three matches during a six-day stretch from Feb. 19-26, and eight matches in a 40-day span from Jan. 18 to Feb. 14, including five preseason matches played in Las Vegas, Peru, Panama, Honduras and Tampa, Florida.

“We decided to give him a rest, knowing the risks we run, obviously, of not having the best player in the world,” Mascherano said after the game against Cavalier, the reigning Jamaican Premier League champions.

## Inter Miami and Argentina's top scorer

*   **March 9:** , 4 p.m. ET (MLS)
*   **March 13:** , 8 p.m. ET (Champions Cup)
*   **March 16:** , 7 p.m. ET (MLS)
*   **March 21:** , 7:30 p.m. ET (2026 World Cup qualifier)
*   **March 25:** , 8 p.m. ET (2026 World Cup qualifier)
*   **March 29:** , 7:30 p.m. ET (MLS)

**Messi's upcoming schedule with Inter Miami, Argentina**

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