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Ben Steiner

REVEALED: Why lionel messi isnt playing for inter miami vs cf montreal - The Real Truth

Less than a week after losing the 2026 World Cup final to Spain, Argentinian soccer stars and club teammates Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul will miss their second Inter Miami match in a row, not making themselves available for Saturday’s away fixture against CF Montréal.

The World Cup finalists missed the team’s first game back from the international break, a clash with the Chicago Fire, which featured a heart-stopping own-goal to open the scoring against Robert Lewandowski’s side, before Luis Suárez stepped up with a brace to help salvage a 3–2 victory.

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