Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi will be sidelined indefinitely with what the MLS team described as a “minor muscle injury in his right leg” in a statement on Sunday.

The 38-year-old Argentine legend suffered an upper right leg injury early in Miami’s penalty kicks home win over Mexico’s Necaxa on Saturday in a Leagues Cup match.

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