India, March 17 -- Lionel Messi, who is already 37-years-old, has been appearing in plenty of matches for Inter Miami lately. He was most recently in action during Inter Miami's 2-1 win vs Atlanta United, where he also scored a goal in the first-half.

After a hectic start to the 2025 season, with three games in seven days, Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano decided to rest Messi for three games. The Argentine didn't feature against Houston Dynamo, Cavalier FC and Charlotte FC. He returned to action against Cavalier in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 fixture, on Thursday.

Defending his side's fitness management of Messi, Mascherano said, "There were some voices saying that we were taking a risk, but we had ...