Will Lionel Messi play tonight for Inter Miami vs Chicago Fire in MLS 2025?

The Herons were at the end of a disappointing draw in the previous game.

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will once again try to maintain pressure on the first-place Philadelphia, as they hope to defend the Supporters’ Shield.

But after being held to a 1-1 tie, it became considerably more difficult for Javier Mascherano’s team to defend their Supporters’ Shield successfully.

With a few matches left, Miami are seven points below the league leaders, the Philadelphia Union, but if the Union won their next two games, they would take the Shield and first place.

With a victory tonight, the Herons can maintain pressure on the leaders. They are playing well, particularly in front of their Florida supporters, which suggests they could provide interest to the end. The hosts have won all seven of their previous league games at home.

The fact that the home team has won both of their meetings with Chicago last season and shared the spoils in their rematch this season means that supporters can rest easy knowing that they have not lost to them in their past three meetings.

Messi, who couldn’t inspire his side to a win last time around, will be looking to make amends against Chicago tonight in his home stadium.

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Will Messi play tonight?

Lionel Messi’s participation remains doubtful when Inter Miami plays tonight, as the player is currently recovering from fatigue, given they have played 48 matches across all competitions in 2025,the most by any team in MLS.

However, Messi was pictured in practice in a rondo drill with his fellow Argentine Rodrigo de Paul, and hopefully, he will also be in the lineup to play tonight.

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