After being eliminated, how many months will Messi be without playing?

Lionel Messi played again: he entered 9 minutes into the ST in the match against the leader Cincinnati, but he could not avoid a new defeat for his franchise, Inter Miami, 1-0 against those in orange and blue. The Argentine had been hit by his injury practically throughout the last month of competition and although he participated in the game, there was little he could do to avoid the inevitable: those in pink were eliminated from the MLS.

Although Inter Miami still has two games left to play in the current regular season of the Eastern Conference, the accounts no longer add up: Lionel Messisi's men were left with just 33 points and the maximum they can reach is 39 points, being insufficient for the 40 points of DC United, which is in ninth place and is the last one to qualify for the Playoff Repechage. Although when Messi arrived the results improved at Inter Miami, the injury was exclusive and ended up playing a very bad trick on those led by Tata Martino, who became champions of the Leagues Cup months ago.

Lionel Messi will have just two games left against Charlotte for the current 2023 MLS season, on October 18 and three days later, on the 22nd. But then there will be a giant break for the Argentine world champion in Qatar: although not yet The start dates of MLS 2024 are confirmed, it is expected that it will be between the last week of February and the first week of March of next year. This gives the accounts that Lionel Messi will spend all of November, December, January and February practically without officially playing. It is a four-month break, almost unprecedented in his career. And also a very important time at 36 years of age.

Inter Miami lost 1 to 0 against Cincinnati and said goodbye

Lionel Messi entered in the second half, but could not prevent his team from falling against the leader of the Eastern Conference and was mathematically left with no chance of entering the kill-kill duels. Cincinnati's only goal was scored by an Argentine, coincidentally, Álvaro Barreal.