Lionel Messi did not play against Charlotte because Inter Miami had to play down a man after Oscar Ustari's early red card.

Tadeo Allende scored 17 seconds into the second half and Inter Miami won its third straight match without Lionel Messi, ...

Lionel Messi returned to the active roster on Sunday after missing back-to-back games, but he was not in the Inter Miami ...

Lionel Messi watched from the bench as 10-man Inter Miami held on for a 1-0 win over Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer on ...

After Inter Miami's 1-0 victory over Charlotte, coach Javier Mascherano revealed his failed plan to give Lionel Messi playing ...

Lionel Messi never saw the field during Sunday's game between Inter Miami and Charlotte FC. He wasn't needed though as Miami emerged victorious, 1-0.

Mascherano did not divulge whether Messi would play in Inter Miami’s next match, at home against Charlotte FC at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, or the second leg against Cavalier next Thursday.

When will Messi play again? Before the second leg in Jamaica, Inter Miami hosts Charlotte FC in an MLS regular-season match at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday. So, there's two more chances for Messi to either ...

Lionel Messi's availability for Inter Miami's clash ... he doesn't play in the first leg given given there's a clash with Charlotte FC this weekend. Or, he only plays 45 minutes or so either ...