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Lionel Messi will start on the bench for Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Tokyo Wednesday, messi bench, according to a line-up released shortly ahead of kickoff.

The World Cup winner was named to the bench ahead of kickoff, per the Miami Herald, which nixed original reporting that he would not be in the gameday squad at all. He was due to sit out as a precaution after feeling discomfort and undergoing an MRI and the injury concern seemed like a short-term one. News of Messi's limited availability comes just one day after Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo was ruled out of the match with an undisclosed injury. He picked up the injury sometime before Al-Nassr's two-match tour of China last week, which was eventually postponed, but is expected to resume training in the next few days. The matchup between Al-Nassr and Miami was billed as the "last dance" for Ronaldo and Messi, who enjoyed a storied rivalry during their years in Europe, most notably on the books of Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively. It would have served as the first time both players would face each other in a year, when Messi featured for then-club Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly win over the Riyadh All-Stars.

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Keep updated, messi bench, follow The Business Standard's Messi bench news channel. His career on the pitch has been one of the greatest of all time, but it seems Messi may be gearing up for one on the sidelines as he was included in Argentina's match day set up as a coach.

Despite not being included in Argentina's match day squad for their game against Bolivia recently, Lionel Messi was spotted on the team's bench watching proceedings unfold from there. Now usually, players who aren't involved in the squad on a particular match day are forced to watch the game from the stands among the spectators, but the former Barcelona man is different. There's a very good reason for his appearance on the bench too. In the World Cup qualifier against Bolivia, Argentina showed they didn't rely solely on their icon to get the job done, beating Gustavo Costas' side on the day through goals from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Tagliafico and Nicolas Gonzalez. The result continues Argentina's unbeaten start to the qualifications, with a win over Ecuador earlier in the week seeing Messi lead his team to victory with an incredible free-kick to seal the win.

The World Cup winner was named to the bench ahead of kickoff, per the Miami Herald, which nixed original reporting that he would not be in the gameday squad at all. He was due to sit out as a precaution after feeling discomfort and undergoing an MRI and the injury concern seemed like a short-term one. News of Messi's limited availability comes just one day after Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo was ruled out of the match with an undisclosed injury. He picked up the injury sometime before Al-Nassr's two-match tour of China last week, which was eventually postponed, but is expected to resume training in the next few days. The matchup between Al-Nassr and Miami was billed as the "last dance" for Ronaldo and Messi, who enjoyed a storied rivalry during their years in Europe, most notably on the books of Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively. It would have served as the first time both players would face each other in a year, when Messi featured for then-club Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly win over the Riyadh All-Stars. This will be Miami's second and final game in Saudi Arabia as they continue a globe-trotting preseason tour that will see them travel more than 24, miles. Miami have yet to win three games into preseason, but still have three more games in addition to the Al-Nassr friendly before they kick off the MLS season against Real Salt Lake on Feb.

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For the first time in a while, we've seen Leo Messi starting a game on the bench. He played the full minutes that night. Besides, Miami's head coach, Tata Martino , has made it clear that the team should learn how to win without Leo. He's going to miss at least 3 games — he's going to get called up by his national team [in September] — and we need to keep winning," the year-old has told the media. Martino heavily rotated the squad after the energy-demanding clash in the US Cup.

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More Videos from TBS. No more fear of math 2h Videos. Dhaka's feet of madness 1d Panorama. There's no denying just how important Messi has been to Argentina over the years. Following his move to Inter Miami this summer, things have been a little intense for Messi, and he has been churning out some incredible, but undeniably tough and taxing performances. His record for his country speaks for itself, and he finally managed to lead them to World Cup glory last winter in one of the most remarkable World Cup finals ever. Most Popular 1 Japanese candy tests positive for radioactive material before being imported to S. Korea attempted to disrupt GPS signals on S. He's hit the ground running in MLS and has already made a huge impact for the club, scoring 11 times and creating five assists in his first 11 games for the side. The matchup between Al-Nassr and Miami was billed as the "last dance" for Ronaldo and Messi, who enjoyed a storied rivalry during their years in Europe, most notably on the books of Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively.

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Photo: AFP. Lionel Messi will start on the bench for Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Tokyo Wednesday, according to a line-up released shortly ahead of kickoff. There are few players as beloved by their country as the year-old is, so while he didn't play against Bolivia, he still wanted to be involved somehow. In the World Cup qualifier against Bolivia, Argentina showed they didn't rely solely on their icon to get the job done, beating Gustavo Costas' side on the day through goals from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Tagliafico and Nicolas Gonzalez. Comments While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. The World Cup winner was named to the bench ahead of kickoff, per the Miami Herald, which nixed original reporting that he would not be in the gameday squad at all. It would have served as the first time both players would face each other in a year, when Messi featured for then-club Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly win over the Riyadh All-Stars. Skip to main content. That's right, the star was included on the team's bench as he was acting as a coach rather than as a player, and it gave him the chance to get involved from that side of things, according to TNT Sport per Spanish outlet AS. Chuck Booth 5 min read. The matchup between Al-Nassr and Miami was billed as the "last dance" for Ronaldo and Messi, who enjoyed a storied rivalry during their years in Europe, most notably on the books of Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively. His record for his country speaks for itself, and he finally managed to lead them to World Cup glory last winter in one of the most remarkable World Cup finals ever. More from Headlines.