Lionel Messi leave Inter Miami vs. Toronto FC game injured

Inter Miami CF recorded a 4-0 win over Toronto FC on Wednesday.

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Lionel Messi was substituted in the 37th minute due to muscle fatigue.

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A few minutes later, his former Barcelona teammate Jordi Alba also left the field.

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Messi and Alba, who started the game after not traveling for Saturday's 5-2 defeat at Atlanta United FC.

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He was not involved in the challenge or visibly limping, but was clearly in some kind of physical discomfort.

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After leaving the field, Messi and Alba went straight to the bench instead of the locker room.

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Miami's Facundo Farias scored shortly afterward to give the home team a 1-0 lead at halftime.

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Robert Taylor scored two superb goals either side of Benjamin Cremaschi in the second half to secure three points for coach Gerardo Martino's side.

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