Lionel Messi Injury Update: Fresh Training Clip Sparks Comeback Buzz Before Inter Miami's Leagues Cup Semi-Final

Inter Miami has played two games in a row without Lionel Messiin the Leagues Cup and missed the team's last two games last week. His last appearance was on August 16 against the LA Galaxy in the MLS.

He surprised many when he missed the game against Tigres and the game against DCUnited over the weekend. Messi did not train the rest of the team, and head coach Javier Mascherano revealed that the goal is to rest him to avoid injury.

The crucial game against Orlando City in the Leagues Cup semifinals was the goal for Messi's return, and it looks like the Argentine star will be ready to play again.

Lionel Messi Returns to Team Training

Lionel Messi was seen during the Inter Miami team training session this morning. The Argentine star was seen practicing and seems ready for the match against Orlando City tomorrow.

Jordi Alba also returns to team training after suffering an injury last week against Tigres. He missed the game against DC United in the MLS over the weekend. Inter Miami defender Ian Fray confirmed that both Messi and Alba trained with the team yesterday.

After the training session today, Inter Miami defender Noah Allen sees Messi ready to play but mentions that it will be up to Mascherano to decide whether he will play against Orlando City. When asked if Messi seemed fit, Allen praised his physical shape.

Noah Allen: "He looks in top physical shape, but I don’t know the decision of the technical and medical staff. However, Messi is always a hungry player, as if he’s 21 years old, and he’ll want to play."

Javier Mascherano will not be on the sidelines to coach the team after his red card against Tigres last week.

His assistant coach, Javier Morales, spoke to the media and revealed that both Messi and Alba trained well with the team, but they will wait and decide tomorrow if they will feature minutes.

Javier Morales: "Jordi and Leo trained with us, and they did well. We have to wait. We have to see how their feeling this afternoon. We are lucky that they trained today fully with us, and we are very happy about that."