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Lionel Messi To Miss Next Two Miami MLS Matches With Ankle Injury

Lionel Messi will miss Inter Miami's next two Major League Soccer matches after injuring his right ankle in Argentina's Copa America final triumph, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said Tuesday. The 37-year-old Argentine star went down in the 64th minute of a 1-0 victory over Colombia, hobbling off the field with cameras showing a huge swollen ankle. Messi is set to miss Inter Miami home matches on Wednesday against Toronto FC and on Saturday against the Chicago Fire.

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami coach criticize MLS officiating after injury scare

Inter Miami head coach Gerardo Martino called on Major League Soccer to "revise" officiating amid a new player injury rule after star player Lionel Messi seemingly criticized it during a live broadcast following an injury scare to the 36-year-old on Sunday.

Messi unhappy with MLS sideline rule despite Miami victory - ESPN

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi expressed his anger over the new Major League Soccer rule that forces an injured player to the sidelines for two minutes, saying, «These types of rules...it's going bad,» after exiting the pitch during the 3-2 victory over Montréal.

Lionel Messi Double Keeps Inter Miami On Top In Major League Soccer

Lionel Messi scored twice and created another for Sergio Busquets as Inter Miami beat Nashville 3-1 on Saturday to maintain top spot in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference. Miami suffered an early setback when their defender Franco Negri deflected a corner from Daniel Lovitz into his own net in just the second minute of the game at Chase Stadium. Gerardo Martino's team have now failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 11 games and it could have been worse when three minutes later Josh Bauer blasted a shot against the bar.