Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will not play for Inter Miami Saturday night when they host FC Cincinnati. The two have been suspended — "unavailable," as MLS put it — after they missed the 2025 MLS All-Star Game this week.

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team-mate Jordi Alba have been given one-match bans for skipping Major League Soccer's All-Star game earlier this week.

“Well, Messi showed normal fatigue from the number of games and minutes he's been playing," Mascherano said to ESPN.