Inter Miami will face Liga MX side Tigres with a ticket to the 2025 Leagues Cup semifinals on the line, but they’ll have to do so without their best player: Lionel Messi.

After announcing the departure of Drake Callender, Lionel Messi could soon see his Inter Miami squad boosted by a young star from his boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys.

Inter Miami will host the LA Galaxy at Chase Stadium on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT. Inter Miami is 6th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 12–5–6 (points 42) and Galaxy is at the bottom of the Western Conference with a record of 3–15–7 heading into the weekend.

With his contract set to expire following the conclusion of the 2025 MLS season, speculation regarding his possible retirement has intensified. Speaking ahead of Inter Miami’s clash vs. Tigres in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals, Suárez was asked about his future.

Lionel Messi created history to script a new record in the match against the Los Angeles Galaxy that not even Cristiano Ronaldo could achieve.