Lionel Messi returns to action with Inter Miami on Wednesday night, on the road against Los Angeles FC for the first of two Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal matches between the MLS clubs.
Messi is expected to play, but Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano was coy on sharing if Messi would start the match or come off the bench, and about how much he would play since the reigning MLS MVP recently returned from an adductor strain in his left leg.
"We will see. I expect that he will be fit for [Wednesday], and he can play … You will know at the beginning of the game,” Mascherano said during a Tuesday night news conference in Los Angeles, referring to Inter Miami’s starting lineup that will be announced about an hour before they play LAFC.
What time does LAFC vs. Inter Miami match begin tonight?
LAFC and Inter Miami will kickoff at 8:30 p.m. local time in Los Angeles, or 11:30 p.m. ET and 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in Argentina. The game will be played at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
How to watch LAFC vs. Inter Miami match on TV, live stream?
The match will be available on FS1 in English and ViX in Spanish in the United States.
Will Messi be in Inter Miami’s starting lineup?
Messi’s status will be confirmed when Inter Miami announces its starting lineup about an hour before the match begins.
Messi scores goal in latest return from injury
Messi scored a goal two minutes after coming off the bench for Inter Miami in the second half of the club’s 2-1 win against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.
Messi goal tonight — two minutes after he came off the bench 🤣🐐pic.twitter.com/70CfIk6OWm
— Safid Deen 💯💯💯💯 (@Safid_Deen) March 30, 2025
Messi played about 45 minutes in his first match in 13 days at the time. He was diagnosed with a low-grade adductor strain in his left thigh after feeling discomfort in Inter Miami’s match at Atlanta United March 16. Messi
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