Lionel Messi exited Inter Miami's Wednesday win over Nashville after 50 minutes due to what head coach Tata Martino called an "overload" in his right back-of-leg muscles.
Miami cruised to victory in Wednesday's game, 3-1 (5-3 aggregate), to advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals. Messi scored one goal and assisted another in a straightforward first half.
But he lasted only five minutes in the second half. "We tried to see if he could last a little longer," Martino said postgame. "But it was bothering him." Martino indicated that Messi would likely miss Miami's next match, Saturday at D.