Lionel Messi misses another match with leg injury – as it happened 

The situation for Lionel Messi at Inter is like this: the team keeps saying he can play, and then he doesn't.

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That proved true again on Saturday, when Messi was left out of the lineup for the match against New York City FC.

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Messi has a leg injury, the severity of which Inter Miami has not disclosed.

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The Miami team announced that Messi would not play about 45minutes before Saturday's game time.

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Tomas Aviles scored a header in stoppage time to secure a 1-1draw. NYCFC took the lead in the 77th minute with a goal from Santiago Rodriguez.

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Messi has now missed four of Inter Miami's last five matches, as well as missing another match for Argentina in that period.

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What both his club and country first described as fatigue – and has evolved from there.

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He had a 37-minute appearance against Toronto on September 20, and was believed to be forced to leave that match before halftime due to a hamstring problem.

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