Lionel Messi to Sit Out Inter Miami's MLS Match Against Houston Dynamo

The 37-year-old star is being rested after a busy start to the season and is expected to play in Thursday's Concacaf Champions Cup match.

Lionel Messi did not travel to Houston and will miss Inter Miami's Sunday match against the Dynamo, with the club opting to rest him.
Messi has played in all three of Inter Miami's matches this season, contributing two goals and two assists, but the team faces a packed schedule with eight games in 26 days.
The Houston match is part of MLS's new 'Sunday Night Soccer' broadcast on Apple TV, designed to boost league visibility.
Messi is expected to return to action Thursday when Inter Miami hosts Jamaican club Cavalier SC in the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16.
This will be the second time Messi has missed a match against Houston since joining MLS, having also sat out the 2023 U.S. Open Cup final due to injury.