Despite the victory against Cincinnati, the concern of Inter Miami's coach about Lionel Messi

Inter Miami managed to qualify for the final of the US Open Cup after beating a struggling Cincinnati FC in a match where Lionel Messi had to reappear to rub the wand and place himself in an important way in the match. The game had to go until the penalty shootout to be defined and with that, the Florida club finally managed to position itself as expected and win the match.

Lionel Messi shone in this match with two assists to equalize everything and force extra time. Many of Messi's plays were at a very high physical level and he has already accumulated many games at a high level, but without much rest, something that worries Gerardo Martino and he confessed this at a press conference after the game.

The Argentinian arrived from PSG this summer and his great pace on the pitch has been reflected, in addition to the genius that he shows in every game. However, for Gerardo Martino, the Argentine "is reaching his limit" and a rest is more than necessary for the player.

What did Gerardo Martino say about Messi?

“Leo needs rest, he is reaching his physical limit. If there is a word that defines these last weeks it is 'intensity'. It generates illusion, in many games we have put ourselves ahead more by character than by game and by having the best in the world with us. I continue to maintain the expectations we had in each of the challenges”; Gerardo Martino confessed.