Dhaka, June 14 -- Veteran defender Jordi Alba will miss Inter Miami's opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup against Al Ahly due to a leg muscle injury, head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed on Friday.

In addition to Alba, the team will also be without Italian midfielder Yannick Bright and Argentine defender Gonzalo Lujan for Saturday's opener at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

"They won't be available for this match, but we're hopeful that one or two of them might be fit for our second game against Porto," Mascherano said during a press briefing.

Mascherano bemoaned his team's mounting injury list, but expressed confidence that his squad's younger players could provide cover.

"We have unfortunately had a lot of injuries in the last 20...