Lionel Messi trained this week for Inter Miami ahead of their Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 game with Cavalier.

Second-half goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suarez lifted Inter Miami to a 2-0 win over Cavalier SC on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 series.

Lionel Messi did not play in Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup Group of 16 home match against Jamaican club Cavalier FC.

Miami, who is coming off the first leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 matchup with Cavalier, started off the season with a hard-fought 2-2 draw with New York City FC. Then, on the road last Sunday, Luis Suarez and Telasco Segovia led the charge in a 4-1 thrashing of the Houston Dynamo.

Inter Miami played without its star player and captain, Lionel Messi, when it hosted Cavalier for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 first-leg match.

Quite easily the greatest player of all time Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami after his stint at Paris Saint Germain. As Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami, he has continued to perform at his best level and has taken the American leagues by storm.

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will host Cavalier of Jamaica in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16. In their initial games of 2025, Inter Miami achieved a key milestone by defeating Sporting Kansas City and securing their place in the Round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Lionel Messi is feeling "much better" with a possibility he could play for Inter Miami in Sunday’s home game against Charlotte FC, coach Javier Mascherano said Saturday. Messi has continued to practice despite fatigue from a jam-packed start to the 2025 season for the Argentine World Cup and the defending MLS Supporters’ Shield champions.

Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano said he is optimistic Lionel Messi could make the roster for the match against Charlotte FC on Sunday night at Chase Stadium, though added he was unwilling to take unnecessary risks with the star player.